Call | Horizon Europe
Coordinator | Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan Radhakrishnan (IMEC)
Partners | Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Cenctrum (IMEC), Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile de France (IPVF), EDG, Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, Sald B.V., Dyenamo AB, CNRS, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Hanwha Q.Cells Gmbh, Rena Technologies GmbH, EPFL, CSEM, Von Ardenne Gmbh
Starting date & duration | 2022, 42 months
Abstract | The TRIUMPH project aims to initiate the development of a future PV cell technology node, based on an advanced triple junction cell concept, that is widely considered to be the next technology node to come after tandems. Presently, there is considerable amount of attention and research and development (R&D) activities devoted to Pk/Si tandems and already promising cell efficiencies, reliability and outdoor performance results have been obtained. The highest efficiency reported for a 2-terminal (2T) Pk/Si tandem is 29.8%, which has already gone past the Auger limit of Si. Therefore, in TRIUMPH, we plan to venture a step further than tandems by targeting TRIple junction devices, that can add the extra “OOMPH” (hence the name TRIUMPH) needed to reach efficiencies even >33%. These 2T triple junction devices will be based on perovskites for the middle and top cells and silicon for the bottom cell and will build on the knowledge garnered in the field of Pk/Si tandems. Additionally, cost-effective processing techniques that are industrially viable will be selected for scale-up developments, with minimal upscaling performance loss and degradation during reliability testing and outdoor monitoring. As we enter the tera-watt (TW) era of PV deployment, using earth-abundant materials and enforcing circularity become necessities. Towards this objective, we not only explore options that reduce critical raw materials (CRM) such as silver (Ag) and indium (In) in the triple junction devices, but also apply design for recycling principles to the triple junction modules. The consortium consists of 14 complementary partners from both research institutions and industry, each bringing their best forte to the table, which will help to establish the pathway and the value chain for future multi-junction modules. In this way, TRIUMPH would help the European Union (EU) to maintain its technological leadership in the PV domain for the future generation of PV technologies.
Call | ANR PRCI / DFG
Coordinator | Alexei Chepelianskii (LPS, Paris-Saclay)
Partners | GEMAC, Institut Néel, Freie Universität Berlin, University of Bayreuth
Starting date & duration | 2020, 36 months
Abstract | In this project we will explore the use of broadband optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectroscopy as a powerful method to establish the microscopic nature of bi-exciton states with total spin S = 2 (quintets) formed through singlet fission. Recent experiments in LPS show that this approach allows to characterise unambiguously the molecular sites occupied by bound triplets exciton pairs. These experiments will be complemented by dielectric spectroscopy (at LPS) and pulsed magnetic resonance experiments by the Berlin partner. The combination of these techniques will characterise the microscopic positions of bound triplets in bi-exciton states, the strength of their interaction, characterised by their exchange energy, as well as their fluorescence spectrum and kinetic properties. NEEL will push the limits of the ODMR experiment to single geminate triplet-pair detection in order to observe effects obscured in ensemble measurements. The inherently high optical resolution of this technique will allow to measure the fine and ultimately the hyperfine structure parameters of the excited triplet-pair. This will provie precise information on the local molecular arrangement of the bi-exciton wavefunction. The detailed physical picture emerging from these experiments will serve as the basis for a quantitative molecular-level characterisation of the electronic structure parameters of bi-exciton states which will be developed in Bayreuth. The Bayreuth team will also perform spectroscopic experiments in order to probe the role of bi-excitons in triplet-triplet anhilation processes and optical up-conversion that are important for applications. The materials relevant for solar cell and up-conversion will probably have a complex morphology which cannot be probed in macroscopic experiments on single crystals. LPS and GEMaC will thus develop a microfluorscence based ODMR experiment. This development will also allow to probe spin-properties of Methylammonium lead halide (MAPI), a promising solar cell material, in the almost unexplored limit of chemical vapour deposition grown monolayers and few layer single crystal flakes of micrometer sizes. These samples, that have already been prepared at GEMaC/LPS, allow the creation of completely new structures based on Van-der-Waals heterojunctions and their properties are more easily tunable with gate voltages compared to bulk systems. Due to these advantages the exploration of spin dependent optical properties in MAPI-nanosheets is a very promising research direction on which the GEMaC team will concentrate. Therewithal, the MARS project will develop original spin sensitive methods to probe the properties of new photo-excited states that appear in exciton fission systems and novel materials like MAPI nanosheets with broad impact for fundamental optoelectronics and its applications.
Call | UNITA
Coordinator |Lionel Flandin (LEPMI)
Partners | UNIZAR – Zaragosa University – Maria Bernechea Navarro
Abstract | The main goal of the project is to assemble a solar cell device containing two types of light harvester materials namely, a hybrid halide perovskite and AgBiS2 nanocrystals (NCs), to obtain an extended to infrared light absorption solar cell device with improved performance. The stability of the device together with working and degradation mechanisms will be studied in detail to design ways to optimise devices, formulation, processing and post-processing. Synthesis of active materials, assembly and solar cell efficiency will be mainly performed at UNIZAR while modelling and degradation studies will be performed at USMB.
Call | SOlar ERA-NET
Coordinator | Lukas Wagner (ISE Fraunhofer)
Partners | Solaronix, EPFL, UNITOV, SPECIFIC, CEA, UAM, Dynamo
Starting date & duration | 2019, 36 months
Abstract | Unique European know-how and industrial involvement is combined here to realize high-efficient large area perovskite devices with long lifetimes for a truly commercially viable perovskite photovoltaic technology. Sustainable, industrial-relevant processes and low-cost materials are implemented to aim at a competitive new-generation of photovoltaics. Short energy- and CO2-payback times and a low CO2 emission factor are key factors accounted for in this project. Printable solution-processed inorganic porous metal oxides with carbon/graphite counter-electrodes, functionalized interfacial passivating layers and high quality perovskite crystals will compose the enhanced cell architecture to achieve a uni-directional charge transport. The outcome of this approach is the achievement of high open circuit voltages heading to the theoretical limit of 1.3 V and small-area cell efficiencies larger than 23% with fully up-scalable materials and processes. The decisive target is to develop carbon perovskite modules with an efficiency of 17% on 30×30 cm2 total area using industrially relevant processes, passing lifetime testing following ISOS norms for thin films and with an estimated levelized cost of electricity smaller than 0.03 €/kWh. UNIQUE is coordinated by an industrial partner which aims to fabricate a 10m2 working and outdoor installed carbon-based perovskite solar module array by 2022 and aims at demonstrate the industrial relevance and feasibility of the PV product. UNIQUE will contribute to the development of a European, efficient and sustainable PV technology which can be produced locally.
Call | EIG Concert Japan
Coordinator |Hyogo University, Seigo Ito
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Starting date & duration | 2019, 36 months
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Call | H2020 RIA
Website | https://percistand.eu/en
Coordinator | Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Centre (Imec)
Partners | IPVF (P. Schulz) , Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Hasselt University (UHasselt), Solaronix, NICE Solar Energy, Australian National University (ANU) , National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Starting date & duration | 2020, 36 months
Abstract | Estimations suggest that increased efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) appliances above the Shockley-Queisser single-junction limit is related to the creation of tandem devices. The EU-funded PERCISTAND project will focus on the development of innovative materials and processes for perovskite on chalcogenide tandem appliances. The project will focus on four-terminal tandem solar cell and module prototype testing on glass substrates. The goal is to obtain efficiency, stability and large-scale manufacturability for thin film PV that will be competitive with existing commercial PV technologies. The results of the project will support the EU in regaining predominance in thin film PV research and production. PERCISTAND’s power conversion efficiency targets are : ≥ 20 % semi-transparent perovskite PV, ≥ 10 % NIR-illuminated chalcogenide PV, ≥ 30 % tandem cell and ≥ 25 % tandem module.
Call | MAESTRO, Grant no. 2020/38/A/ST3/00214, National Science Center Poland
Coordinator | Paulina Plochocka (LNCMI CNRS)
Partner | Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Starting date & duration | 2020, 60 months
Abstract | In this project we want to focus on perovskites softness and how to use it to modify their properties. The deformation of perovskites affects the arrangement of atoms within their lattice and thus changes their properties. Under the influence of stresses or compression, we can control their absorption and emission properties, in other words, what color they have or what is the color of emitted light. Due to the softness of perovskites, the degree of modification of their properties by external factors is much greater than in the case of previously known semiconductors. Moreover, the control of the arrangement of atoms in perovskite structures can be obtained not only by external factors, but also can be imposed by the appropriate selection of components used for their synthesis. The goal of this project is to understand how to use softens of perovskite in tailoring their properties. Full understanding of the properties of these materials may mean that in the future they will change people’s everyday lives in a way no less than Silicon, Gallium Nitride or Gallium arsenide.
Call | OPUS, Grant no. 2019/33/B/ST3/01915, National Science Center Poland
Coordinator | Paulina Plochocka (LNCMI CNRS)
Partner | Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Starting date & duration | 2019, 48 months
Abstract | Perovskite semiconductors have recently emerged as one of the most intensively studied materials. This is due to their unique properties, which make these materials very promising in photovoltaic applications as well as light emitters. In less than 10 years, perovskite based photovoltaic cells have achieved an efficiency comparable to conventional silicon based solar cells which have been continuously over the last 50 years. Crucially, perovskites can be synthesized using wet chemistry methods, which significantly reduces the cost of their production. Potentially perovskite solar cells can be much cheaper than the current photovoltaic technology. It is interesting that the practical use of these materials precedes the understanding of their basic physical properties. The physics behind the outstanding performance of perovskite based solar cells is currently not understood. The known electronic properties of perovskites seem to contradict everything we have learned about semiconductors in the last half-century. The current perovskite gold-rush has resulted in increased interested in different perovskite-derived materials such as two-dimensional perovskites. These materials are natural quantum wells whose properties can be controlled with extreme flexibility, making the spectrum of their applications extend even further than classical perovskites. Thanks to appropriate engineering, they can be used in photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes and white light emitters. The goal of this project is to understand what makes perovskites so unique and to establish methods to control and engineer their unique properties. A full understanding of the properties of these materials may mean that in the future they will change people’s everyday lives in the same way as the invention of the Si transistor did.
Call | Royal Society IEC\R2\170108
Coordinator | Sam Stranks (University of Cambridge)
Partner | Paulina Plochocka (LNCMI CNRS)
Starting date & duration | 2018, 36 months
Abstract | The overall scientific aim of this project is to determine the optoelectronic properties of a range of key perovskites with different dimensionality. Specifically, we aim to determine the exciton binding energy and effective mass as well as characterize the temperature-dependent bandgap and phase properties for thin films of three-dimensional Pb:Sn perovskites, two-dimensional Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites, and zero-dimensional CsPbX3 nanocrystal perovskites. The results should allow us to implements devices with a range of coloured perovskites with different properties. This would be a key step towards a sustainable future in which perovskite films are rapidly spooled from a suitable printer to make colourful solar and light-emitting sheets.
Call | H2020 Attract
Website | https://peroxis-project.eu/https://attract-eu.com/showroom/project/perovskites-for-spectrometric-x-ray-imaging-perxi/
Coordinator |Jean-Marie Verilhac (CEA-LITEN)
Partners |CEA, CNRS (Néel), Trixell
Starting date & duration | 2019, 18 months
Abstract | Comptage de photons gamma avec des monocristaux de MAPbBr3 pixellisés hybridés sur un circuit de lecture.
