Improved efficiency of thin film Photovoltaic devices
Rachael Greenhalgh, University of Loughborough
Collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in the United States has shown ...... (read more)
Anti-soiling coatings for Solar modules
Adam Law, University of Loughborough
Soiling of the cover glass on solar modules is a serious problem. Global reports show that soiling can reduce power ...... (read more)
The microstructure and electrical properties of grain boundaries in polycrystalline thin film photovoltaic devices
Vladislav Kornienko, University of Loughborough
Recombination of charge carriers occurring at defects and grain boundaries (GBs) are detrimental to the electrical performance of thin film ...... (read more)
Doping strategies for next generation CdTe solar cells
Kerrie Morris, University of Loughborough
Over the last 6 years, CdTe photovoltaics (PV) have enjoyed a steady performance improvement after remaining relatively stagnant for the ...... (read more)
Pyrolysis of solution-processed CZTS for upscale
Lewis Wright, University of Loughborough
Current methods for making solar panels are either expensive, slow, energy intensive, toxic, or every combination of all four. Lewis' ...... (read more)
Pushing to 20% efficient solution grown CIGS thin film solar cells
Liam Welch, University of Loughborough
Successful deposition of thin film solar cells, such as CdTe and CIGS, have historically been limited to devices grown using ...... (read more)