Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Renewable Generation |
Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells
The development and fabrication of high-efficiency semi-transparent organic and tandem solar cells for window and commercial applications . This includes device structure design of tandem devices to improve the device efficiency toward a theoretical efficiency of 40 percent . |
Competitive Advantage • Unique expertise in developing semi-transparent organic solar cells of 12 % efficiency , with average visible transmittance ( AVT ) of 25 % for window applications
• World-class facilities for characterisation of organic and perovskite semiconductor materials and for the fabrication of OPV and perovskite solar cells
Impact • Organic and perovskite photovoltaics differ from crystalline solar cells – they can be produced with affordable solution-based manufacturing processes , and designed to be lightweight and mechanically flexible ( for vehicle and architectural integration )
• UNSW has developed solution-based processes for tandem fabrication that can significantly reduce the cost of production for semi-transparent organic and tandem solar cells
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Capabilities and Facilities • Development pipeline of new materials and devices for organic and perovskite materials
• Facilities for organic and perovskite materials and devices fabrication and characterisation ( TEM , SEM , AFM , XRD and XPS , and micro-Raman )
• Advanced optical / spectroscopy capability for spectral measurements , including absorption , PL , and FTIR
Our Collaborators • Huawei – transparent organic photovoltaic devices
• Dyesol
• Future Solar
More Information Associate Professor Ashraf Uddin
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Successful Applications |
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering |
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• Innovative solution-processed single junction organic and perovskite solar cells with maximum efficiency ~ 19 % and ~ 23 % respectively , under 1-sun illumination |
T : + 61 2 9385 9827
E : a . uddin @ unsw . edu . au
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• Recently developed organic – perovskite tandem solar cells with maximum efficiency of ~ 22 % |
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• Two patents generated on ‘ organic-perovskite tandem solar cells ’. |
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• Developed a slot-dye coater for the fabrication of large area organic and perovskite solar cells |
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