I-Corps: From Nanofabrication to Commercial Production of Solar Cells

I-Corps：从纳米制造到太阳能电池的商业化生产

• 批准号: 1263782
• 负责人: Hanchen Huang
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 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: 2012-10-01 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263782&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Nanofabrication; Commercial; Production; Solar

This project aims to realize the proof of concept and then the demonstration of product on a new design of solar cell. The technology used for this project is based upon the use of tunable organic bi-layer photovoltaic (OPV) nanoparticles as a low-cost means to convert photons from the sun to useable electrons. The proposed work involves fabrication of aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods, decoration of the nanorods with functional OPV nanoparticles, testing of solar cell performance, and the demonstration of products. The new design will align functional bilayer nanoparticles with vertically aligned ZnO nanorods to realize efficient transport of carriers (electrons and holes) that are generated through photon-electron conversion. Sustainable energy supply is an issue impacting day-to-day life, the environment and many other areas. If successfully completed, this project may lead to sustainable and more economic energy supply through solar power. Zinc oxide nanostructures have demonstrated high electrical conductivity, mechanical strength and long-term stability. Both the OPV nanoparticle and the ZnO nanorod offer low-cost scalability utilizing low-cost materials and inexpensive widely used processing techniques.

该项目旨在实现太阳能电池新设计的概念验证和产品演示。该项目使用的技术基于使用可调谐有机双层光伏（OPV）纳米颗粒作为将太阳光子转换为可用电子的低成本手段。拟议的工作包括制备定向氧化锌 (ZnO) 纳米棒、用功能性 OPV 纳米颗粒装饰纳米棒、测试太阳能电池性能以及产品演示。新设计将功能双层纳米颗粒与垂直排列的氧化锌纳米棒对齐，以实现通过光子-电子转换产生的载流子（电子和空穴）的有效传输。可持续能源供应是一个影响日常生活、环境和许多其他领域的问题。 如果成功完成，该项目可能会通过太阳能实现可持续且更经济的能源供应。氧化锌纳米结构具有高导电性、机械强度和长期稳定性。 OPV 纳米粒子和 ZnO 纳米棒均利用低成本材料和廉价的广泛使用的加工技术提供低成本的可扩展性。