Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Renewable Generation
Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Renewable Generation
Competitive Advantage
• UNSW developed scanning probe microscopy platform ( not available commercially )
• Material properties can be assessed with nanometre resolution
• Ability to test 6-inch wafers
Impact
• Creating a better understanding of materials properties at the nanoscale level
Successful Applications
• Application of technology to improve grain boundary properties in various halide perovskites , silicon , CZTS , and kesterites , among other solar cell materials
Our Collaborators
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
More Information
Professor Jan Seidel School of Materials Science & Engineering T : + 61 2 9385 4442 E : jan . seidel @ unsw . edu . au
Capabilities and Facilities
• Unique in-house developed characterisation platform for nanoscale PV properties
• Measurement of nanoscale electronic band bending at interfaces , surface photovoltage , photocurrents , surface potential , chemical treatment changes , quantum efficiency of grain boundaries , and other interfaces in solar cells and photovoltaic devices
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