Low‐Cost Nanostructured Substrates for Efficient Epitaxial Lift‐Off of III‐V Solar Cells Award Number: DE-EE0007369 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15 Solar Energy Technologies Office Date: 4/8/2016 Location(s): CA Office(s): Golden Field Office
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June 11, 2016
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Low‐Cost Nanostructured Substrates for Efficient Epitaxial Lift‐Off of III‐V Solar Cells
Award Number: DE-EE0007369
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Date: 4/8/2016
Location(s): CA
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The proposed project activities would include indoor laboratory work to design, fabricate and test a solar cell grown on nanostructured substrate. Project activities would occur at the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.
The project would involve the use and handling of industrial solvents and nanostructures. Any nanomaterials would remain on the substrates on which they are grown, thereby mitigating the health risks. The nanomaterial on substrate samples would be stored for potential future study. Laboratory personnel follow nanomaterial safety guidelines and training. All such handling would occur in ventilated laboratory space in small quantities so the project activities that involve these materials would pose no risk to the public. All hazardous materials would be managed in accordance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Existing health and safety policies and procedures would be followed including employee/student training, proper protective equipment, engineering controls, monitoring, and internal assessments.