Award Number: DE-EE0008174CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Solar Energy Technologies OfficeLocation(s): COOffice(s): Golden Field Office
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August 10, 2017
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Perovskite Solar Cells: Addressing Low Cost, High Efficiency, and Reliability through Novel Hole Transport Materials
Award Number: DE-EE0008174
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): CO
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Colorado School of Mines to develop low-cost and scalable organic-based hole transport materials for thin film perovskite solar cells with high efficiencies and long lifetimes.
The proposed project would involve laboratory scale research and development of new hole transport layer materials (HTMs), a component of perovskite solar cells. Associated activities would include the design, synthesis and characterization of chemicals/materials, in addition to perovskite device fabrication and testing. Materials design, chemical synthesis and characterization would occur in the General Research Laboratory at Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO). Device processing and testing would take place at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO). No change in the use, mission or operation of existing facilities would arise out of these efforts. The facilities have all applicable permits in place, and would not need additional permits for the proposed activities.