Surface Engineering Solid State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Lead Research Organisation:
Swansea University
Department Name: College of Engineering
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Patidar R
(2020)
Slot-die coating of perovskite solar cells: An overview
in Materials Today Communications
Sawhney MA
(2022)
Process-Structure-Formulation Interactions for Enhanced Sodium Ion Battery Development: A Review.
in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry
Sawhney M
(2023)
Mixing, Fast and Slow: Assessing the Efficiency of Electronically Conductive Networks in Hard Carbon Anodes
in Coatings
Shittu E
(2022)
Life cycle assessment of soluble lead redox flow battery
in Journal of Cleaner Production
Zhao G
(2022)
Environmental Analysis of Integrating Photovoltaics and Energy Storage in Building
in Procedia CIRP
Zhao G
(2022)
Effects on environmental impacts of introducing electric vehicle batteries as storage - A case study of the United Kingdom
in Energy Strategy Reviews
Zhao G
(2023)
Economic analysis of integrating photovoltaics and battery energy storage system in an office building
in Energy and Buildings
Griffin R
(2022)
Comparative Study of Radiative Heating Techniques for Fast Processing of Functional Coatings for Sustainable Energy Applications Applications of radiative mechanisms in solar energy, battery storage and fuel cells
in Johnson Matthey Technology Review
Description | We are working on how molecules arrange themselves on surfaces to make more efficient solar harvesting devices. We have been able to link computational work with experimental data and to use this information to design better molecules which work together in tandem. Key findings to date include (i) design links between computational modelling and experiment, (ii) discovery of lower cost components (e.g. hole transport materials) which are as efficient as spiro-OMeTAD but at a fraction of the cost, (iii) low energy processing (e.g. low temperature sintering of metal oxide scaffolds and low temperature platinization of counter electrodes), (iv) device optimisation (e.g. controlled light harvesting with dye-perovskite combinations), (v) control of scaled manufacturing (e.g. spectral response mapping of co-sensitized devices), (vi) scaled stability testing and enhanced lifetimes (e.g. digital imaging/analysis), novel understanding of dye orientation on titania surfaces being horizontal rather than perpendicular to the surface. the funding of this grant directly underpins research being undertaken at SPECIFIC and other members of the 'Materials Cluster' at Swansea. |
Exploitation Route | the outcomes of this funding are already being put to use by others in the way that it underpins a significant research area within the group of projects associated with the Materials led cluster at Swansea University |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Energy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
Description | We have run several outreach events to publicise the importance of solar energy in north and south Wales. These outreach events have included the widest possible age range of attendees; from toddlers to those >80 years old. We have also run outreach events with local schools including junior schools, upper schools and sixth form students. We also ran a series of events at a local college for adults with special educational needs. The college had never had a science curriculum before and we ran a series of events related to renewable energy. |
First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Energy,Environment |
Impact Types | Cultural,Societal |
Description | Designing and processing low cost materials to surface engineer solar cells - Professor Peter Holliman |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at conference which led to potential future collaboration |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk at Computational Chemistry: Solar Cell Materials by Prof Peter Holliman |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Outreach workshop to 6th form students at STFC Daresbury open day event |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |