SEP Collaborative: Development of Economically Viable, Highly Efficient Organic Photovoltaic Solar Cells

SEP合作：开发经济可行的高效有机光伏太阳能电池

• 批准号: 1230217
• 负责人: Lin Chen
• 金额: $ 45万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-15 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1230217&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SEP; Collaborative; Development; Economically; Viable

The NSF Sustainable Energy pathways (SEP) Program, under the umbrella of the NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES) initiative, will support the research program of Prof. Luping Yu and co-workers at the University of Chicago, Prof. Yang Yang and co-workers at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and Prof. Lin Chen and co-workers at Northwestern University. The objective of this multidisciplinary collaborative project is to develop organic solar cells with power conversion efficiency competitive with amorphous inorganic solar cells. Novel materials (both donor and acceptor materials) with the best power conversion efficiencies and controlled absorption windows will be synthesized. Detailed structural and spectroscopic studies will be performed to probe and understand exciton generation, charge separation, and transport mechanism in these newly developed materials, which will form the foundation for device fabrication. Novel geometries of tandem solar cells will be developed to maximize solar energy conversion. Close collaborations with active feedback among the team will lead to rapid realization of the research goal.The overall viability of organic photovoltaics (OPV) as a sustainable energy technology will be assessed based on their environmental, health, and economic impacts via collaboration with a Dr. Peter Sinsheimer on urban planning, Prof. Zhu Yifang on public health, and Mr. Timothy Malloy on societal impact. Issues associated with technology diffusion and possible commercial, institutional, legal, policy, technological, and cultural barriers associated with the design, development, and adoption of new sustainable technologies will be evaluated experimentally and/or based on viable models. This collaborative effort will be used as a platform to attract underrepresented undergraduate students to the research area of sustainable energy pathways. The project will provide great opportunity to educate and train graduate students and postdoctoral associates in system-based research in the area of sustainable energy pathways.If this project succeeds, it will result in alternative solar energy harvest materials and devices that can be manufactured in an environmentally friendly approach, with flexibility, and at a low cost. It will change the landscape of renewable energy and exert significant impact on sustainable economic development and environmental protection. The resulting technology may penetrate into our daily life, as it may be used in a wide range of electronic devices like portable battery chargers, energy saving computer displays, and house decorations. Students working on this project will be prepared to become leaders in renewable energy research and development.

NSF可持续能源路径（SEP）计划在NSF科学，可持续性工程和教育（SEES）倡议的保护下，将支持卢宾Yu教授和芝加哥大学的同事的研究计划，Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang Yang and Angels（UCLA ATHERS）和COREST和PRAFER WIND. LIN CHEN和CORWERS和CORWERS和CORWERS和CORWERS和CORWERS和PROFER。这个多学科协作项目的目的是开发具有功率转化效率的有机太阳能电池与无机无机太阳能电池竞争。 将合成具有最佳功率转换效率和受控吸收窗口的新型材料（供体和受体材料）。 将在这些新开发的材料中进行详细的结构和光谱研究，以探测和了解激子的产生，电荷分离和运输机制，这将构成设备制造的基础。 将开发串联太阳能电池的新几何形状，以最大程度地提高太阳能转化率。 与团队之间积极反馈的密切合作将导致研究目标快速实现。 与技术扩散以及可能与新可持续技术的设计，开发和采用相关的商业，机构，法律，政策，技术和文化障碍相关的问题将通过实验和/或基于可行的模型进行评估。 这项协作工作将被用作一个平台，以吸引代表性不足的本科生进入可持续能源途径的研究领域。 该项目将为可持续能源途径领域的基于系统的研究教育和培训研究生和博士后伙伴提供绝佳的机会。如果该项目成功，它将导致替代的太阳能收获材料和设备，这些材料和设备可以以环境友好的方法，具有灵活性和较低的成本来制造。它将改变可再生能源的景观，并对可持续的经济发展和环境保护产生重大影响。 最终的技术可能会渗透到我们的日常生活中，因为它可以在便携式电池充电器，节​​能的计算机显示器和房屋装饰等广泛的电子设备中使用。从事该项目的学生将准备成为可再生能源研发的领导者。