Sprayable and Paintable Solar Cells and Tandem Solar Cells

Research into high-efficiency silicon solar cells, tandem solar cells, perovskite solar cells, manufacturing cost analysis and integration of photovoltaics for a wide range of applications, e.g. buildings, portable devices and vehicles.

Competitive advantage

World records for energy conversion efficiencies of

  • large area perovskite solar cells (2016)
  • large area monolithic perovskite/Si(homo-junction) tandem solar cells (2018)
  • GaAsP/Si monolithic tandem solar cells

Successful outcomes

  • Hermetic Encapsulated Perovskite Solar Cells for Thermally Insulated Glazings

Capabilities and facilities

  • Fabrication and characterisation of high efficiency and large area perovskite solar cells

Our partners

  • Suntech Power
  • Trina Solar
  • Greatcell Solar Materials
  • Microquanta
Tags
lensDecarbonising the Grid with Renewables
lensClean Energy