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Photovoltaics at Multi-Terawatt Scale: Waiting is Not an Option
10 Apr 2024 |
The world passed a PV milestone in 2022, reaching and quickly exceeding 1 TW of global installed PV capacity. Achieving global decarbonization goals for 2035 and 2050 will require continued expansion of PV manufacturing, as well as innovation in materials science and device and module design. ...
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Photovoltaic Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Hole Transport Layer
31 Aug 2023 | | Contributor(s):: Chika Okolo, Mariana Quinn, Rice University
Heatwaves are responsible for more deaths across the world than floods, tornados, or hurricanes. The problem, and the potential solution is the Sun. Every hour, it emits enough energy to power our entire world for a year. However, we need an efficient, green, and cost effective way to harness...
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Investigation into Alternative Radiation Hardened Photovoltaic Materials for Planetary Missions
15 Aug 2023 | | Contributor(s):: Cole Bergen Lush
This study aims to identify lightweight, cost-effective, radiation-hardened alternatives to currently operating photovoltaic systems. Focusing on the nonionizing energy loss of different materials, the SR-NIEL 7 tool was used to simulate different materials and their reactions to different...
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Modeling of P-N Junction Devices using Various Materials for Photovoltaic Applications Under Different Operating Environments
06 Jul 2023 | | Contributor(s):: Sayan Roy
Photovoltaic devices are typically two-, three- or multi-layer junction devices which can generate carriers on exposure to photon radiation. There are several essential device-specific factors and parameters which are required for accurate modeling and simulation of such devices. In this talk,...
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Summer Research at Princeton University
26 Sep 2022 | | Contributor(s):: The Micro Nano Technology - Education Center
This presentation discusses some of the undergraduate summer research opportunities available.
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Organic-Perovskite Hybrid Quantum Wells, Heterostructure, and Optoelectronics
17 Feb 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Letian Dou
I will present a molecular approach to the synthesis of a new family of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite quantum wells incorporating widely tunable organic semiconducting building blocks.
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American-Made Solar Prize - Stable and Scalable Perovskite Solar Cells
16 Feb 2022 | | Contributor(s):: Letian Dou
Our work on halide perovskite solar cell stability and manufacturing is recognized by American-Made Solar Prize, a contest organized by Department of Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The team is lead by Prof. Letian Dou, Prof. Brett Savoie and Prof. Jianguo Mei.The American-Made...
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IWCN 2021: Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Advanced Photovoltaic Devices
14 Jul 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Yongjie Zou, Reza Vatan Meidanshahi, Raghuraj Hathwar, Stephen M. Goodnick
The introduction of new materials, device concepts and nanotechnology-based solutions to achieve high efficiency and low cost in photovoltaic (PV) devices requires modeling and simulation well beyond the current state of the art. New materials and heterojunction interfaces require atomistic...
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Symposium on Nanomaterials for Energy: Atomic Force Microscopy for Energy Applications - A Review
05 Feb 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Arvind Raman
Atomic Force Microscopy is unique in its ability to measure sub -nanonewton forces arising from a variety physical phenomena between a sharp tip and a sample. In this talk we review the most recent applications of atomic force microscopy to explore and characterize quantitatively the properties...
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Advancing Photonic Device Design and Quantum Measurements with Machine Learning
18 Dec 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Alexandra Boltasseva
In this talk, photonic design approaches and emerging material platforms will be discussed showcasting machine-learning-assisted topology optimization for thermophotovoltaic metasurface designs and machine-learning-enabled quantum optical measurements.
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3 min. Research Talk: The Agrivoltaic Simulation tool
23 Oct 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Hans Torsina
The Agrivoltaic Simulation tool will calculate based on the solar panel parameters, geometries, patterns, and tracking system to provide outputs of contour shadowmaps, solar and electrical power output plots, along with input-output tables.
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Energy Assurance with Renewable Generation
13 Mar 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Joydeep Mitra
This talk will discuss the most significant factors affecting energy assurance in the presence of renewable generation. It will investigate the use of energy storage to mitigate some of the challenges. It will discuss reliability metrics and targets, and a method for quantifying the notion of...
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Organic Photonics and Electronics: The Endless Frontier
21 Feb 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Bernard Kippelen
In this talk, we will discuss how printable organic conjugated semiconducting molecules and polymers are creating new disruptive technologies that are impacting all industries. We will present recent advances in various solid-state device platforms including, organic light-emitting diodes...
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The Development and Use of Dopants to Modulate the Electrical Properties of Conjugated Polymers
05 Feb 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Seth R. Marder
In this talk we will report on recent developments pertaining to surface modifiers and both n‐ and p‐dopants that could impact the charge injection/collection processes in organic light emitting diodes, organic field effect transistors, and organic photovoltaic and hybrid organic/inorganic...
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3 min Research Talk: Predicting and Optimizing Solar Cell Performance with Material/Surface Characteristics
31 Jan 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Yiheng Zhu
Photovoltaic simulation tools can be utilized to predict device performance before fabrication and experimentation, streamline research processes, and interpret experimental results. Therefore, we developed ContourPV, which simulates various combinations of values of different device...
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Semiconducting Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials and Heterojunctions
10 May 2018 | | Contributor(s):: Letian Dou
Firstly, we present new synthetic methodology of halide perovskite nanowires with desired size, composition, and properties. Such synthetic approach includes colloidal, solution-phase, and vapor-phase growth. Sub-micrometer single crystal nanowires from solution-phase growth were demonstrated...
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Thin Film Semiconductors for Efficient Energy Conversion
08 May 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Carolin M. Sutter-Fella
New semiconductor materials show immense potential as building blocks in emerging optoelectronic devices. Therefore, the quest continues for semiconductors that possess suitable bandgaps for efficiently capturing the solar spectrum, are composed of abundant elements, and can be deposited over...
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Epitaxial Strategies for High Power Optically Pumped Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers and Metamorphic Antimonide Solar Cells
05 Dec 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Ganesh Balakrishnan
We present antimonide-based photovoltaic cells grown on GaAs and Silicon substrates for use as sub-cells in metamorphic multi-junction solar cells. These antimonide cells, based on GaSb, are designed to absorb near-infrared photons. The GaSb layer is grown on either GaAs or Silicon substrates.
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Heat Under the Microscope: Uncovering the Microscopic Processes that Govern Thermal Transport
04 Oct 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Austin Minnich
In this talk, I will describe our efforts to uncover the microscopic processes that govern thermal transport by phonons. In particular, I will describe how our advances in computation and experiment have enabled the first direct measurements of thermal phonon transmission coefficients at solid...
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A Crash Course in Nanophotonic Simulations
18 Jun 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel
This seminar will cover rapid, scalable computational methods used in simulating optical reflection,transmission, and absorption in complex structures. After a brief survey of the tools available, the S4 simulation tool will be demonstrated in detail.