Solar Cell Field
Solar Cell Research and Development at Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University
Development of flexible organic / inorganic solar cell based on polymeric substrates
Research Project:
The objective of this integrated research project is to combine several significant research techniques including in conjugated polymers, TiO2 nano-array, mesoporous TiO2, ZnO nanowires, carbon nano-fiber arrays, and plasma surface modification to achieve the strategies for improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of flexible organic / inorganic solar cells. This integrated research is focused on develop high-efficiency organic / inorganic solar cells with broad research in areas such as polymers, semiconductors, optoelectronic, carbon materials, plasma, and solar cell assembly & testing technologies.
The major goal of our integrated research is to investigate photovoltaic system components of organic / inorganic solar cells. The main research themes are in the following areas:
1. Conjugated polymer for nano-composite materials used in solar cell research;
2. TiO2 nano-arrays used in organic / inorganic solar cell research;
3. Mesoporous TiO2 used in organic / inorganic solar cell research.
4. ZnO nanowires / rod /tube used in organic / inorganic solar cell research.
The anticipated results from our integrated research are: to invent the excellent organic / inorganic solar cell components for improving photoelectric conversion efficiency, to develop the solar cell component miniaturization for next-generation solar cells, and to perform the analytical techniques for the optimal and effective flexible organic / inorganic solar cell fabrication.
PI:
Ho-Shing Wu (Chairman/Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, YZU)
Chien-Shiun Liao (Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, YZU)
Chan-Kuang Liau (Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, YZU)
I-Ming Hung (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, YZU)
Chien-Te Hsieh (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, YZU)
Chun Huang (Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, YZU)