Doped emitters to unlock lowest cost solar electricity
Lead Research Organisation:
Loughborough University
Department Name: CREST
Abstract
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Publications
Clayton A
(2022)
MOCVD of II-VI HRT/Emitters for Voc Improvements to CdTe Solar Cells
in Coatings
Colegrove E
(2022)
Investigating the role of copper in arsenic doped Cd(Se,Te) photovoltaics
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Fiducia T
(2022)
Selenium passivates grain boundaries in alloyed CdTe solar cells
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Greenhalgh R
(2022)
Effect of Microstructure on the Photoactivity of Thin Film CdSe
Greenhalgh R
(2021)
The Origins of Void formation in Sputtered CdSe
Hatton P
(2021)
Chlorine activated stacking fault removal mechanism in thin film CdTe solar cells: the missing piece.
in Nature communications
Hatton P
(2022)
Author Correction: Chlorine activated stacking fault removal mechanism in thin film CdTe solar cells: the missing piece.
in Nature communications
Law A
(2023)
A Broadband Multilayer Antireflection Coating for Thin Film CdSeTe/CdTe Solar Cells
in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Description | national centre for high resolution cathodoluminescence of photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices |
Amount | £2,660,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/X030245/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2023 |
End | 01/2026 |
Description | Doped emitter project |
Organisation | First Solar, Inc |
Country | United States |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The development of n-type doped emitter layers for thin film CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells. Electrical and materials characterization using hall effect, TEM, EBSD, EDX and XPS. |
Collaborator Contribution | Swansea: The development of arsenic doped CdSeTe/CdTe absorber layers. Complete devices and J-V performance measurements Pilkington: Supply of glass substrates coated with a transparent conducting oxide. Expertise on glass and high resistance transparent buffer layers First Solar: Allowed Loughborough student to be seconded to the California Technology Center for 3 months. Deposited devices on Loughborough emitters. |
Impact | 2 Publications to date 19.7% efficient solar cells |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Doped emitter project |
Organisation | NSG Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington |
Country | Japan |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The development of n-type doped emitter layers for thin film CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells. Electrical and materials characterization using hall effect, TEM, EBSD, EDX and XPS. |
Collaborator Contribution | Swansea: The development of arsenic doped CdSeTe/CdTe absorber layers. Complete devices and J-V performance measurements Pilkington: Supply of glass substrates coated with a transparent conducting oxide. Expertise on glass and high resistance transparent buffer layers First Solar: Allowed Loughborough student to be seconded to the California Technology Center for 3 months. Deposited devices on Loughborough emitters. |
Impact | 2 Publications to date 19.7% efficient solar cells |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Doped emitter project |
Organisation | Swansea University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | The development of n-type doped emitter layers for thin film CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells. Electrical and materials characterization using hall effect, TEM, EBSD, EDX and XPS. |
Collaborator Contribution | Swansea: The development of arsenic doped CdSeTe/CdTe absorber layers. Complete devices and J-V performance measurements Pilkington: Supply of glass substrates coated with a transparent conducting oxide. Expertise on glass and high resistance transparent buffer layers First Solar: Allowed Loughborough student to be seconded to the California Technology Center for 3 months. Deposited devices on Loughborough emitters. |
Impact | 2 Publications to date 19.7% efficient solar cells |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Organisation | U.S. Department of Energy |
Department | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
Country | United States |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): NREL is a world leading Research Institution for Renewable Energy. NREL has hosted Nayia Arnou, Sona Ulcina and Luis Infante-Ortego (research students) from CREST for 3 month secondments. The visit by Sona Ulcina led to the development a 17.2% efficient perovskite solar cell using an atmospheric spray process. Several joint publications. |
Collaborator Contribution | Dr Tim Silverman, a senior scientist at NREL is currently on secondment to CREST for 1 year working on degradation mechanisms in silicon modules. |
Impact | Publications |
Start Year | 2014 |
Title | COVER SHEET FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL |
Description | A cover sheet (7) for a photovoltaic panel (4), the cover sheet (7) comprising a transparent substrate (8) and a coating (9) on the substrate (8), the coating (9) being such that the cover sheet (8) is more reflective to light of a first range of wavelengths in the infrared spectrum than to a second range of wavelengths in the visible spectrum; in which the coating (9) comprises alternating layers of first (11, 13) and second (12, 14) materials, with the first material (11, 13) having a higher refractive index than the second material (12, 14) and being a transparent conducting oxide such as indium tin oxide (ITO). Methods of manufacture including annealing the first material and/or depositing it at elevated temperatures are also discussed. |
IP Reference | US2022077337 |
Protection | Patent / Patent application |
Year Protection Granted | 2022 |
Licensed | No |
Impact | Discussions on licensing progressing |
Description | Visiting Professor Colorado State University |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Collaboration between Loughborough University and Colorado State University |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022,2023 |