Project Grant N629092312043

This $360,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Cornell University aims to advance the development of organic solar cells (OSCs) using more sustainable, biomass-derived solvents. The project will design and synthesize zwitterionized conjugated polymers and organic molecules that can be processed using the greener solvents cyrene and gamma-valerolactone (GVL). Through a combination of computational modeling and experimental...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) provides $286,982 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to advance the development of organic solar cells (OSCs) using greener manufacturing processes. The key objectives are to: Design and synthesize new zwitterionic conjugated polymers and organic molecules that can be solution-processed using biomass-derived solvents like Cyrene and gamma-valerolactone (GVL), which are more...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation will support the development of flexible, semitransparent organic solar cell modules tailored for greenhouse glazing integration by Polypv LLC. Funded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), the $256,000 award issued on May 15, 2023 aims to optimize the active layer, electrodes, and encapsulation processes to produce high-performance flexible organic solar cells. The primary objectives are to develop...

This Project Grant award of $398,065.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems supports research at New York University (NYU) to develop a novel doping process for organic semiconductor materials used in devices like perovskite solar cells. The project aims to enhance the conductivity, uniformity, and stability of these materials by investigating the mechanisms of molecular and photo-assisted doping, including the effects of cationic...

This three-year $500,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program will support the development of novel azadipyrromethene (ADP)-based complexes as solution-processable semiconductors with applications in organic electronics and solar energy conversion. Principal Investigator Genevieve Sauve of Case Western Reserve University will synthesize ADP complexes coordinated with various metals to manipulate molecular geometry and tune optoelectronic...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to develop and demonstrate a new, low-temperature metallization strategy compatible with tandem perovskite photovoltaic cells for large-scale manufacturing. The $312,500 award, effective September 1, 2024, will fund the development of reactive silver and copper inks that can...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $5,197,154 cooperative agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to First Solar, Inc. The principal goal of this 12-month project is to demonstrate a high-performing 4-terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar module with at least 27% efficiency that meets specified durability standards. The project will be carried out across First Solar's internal R&D sites...

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports an interdisciplinary research project to study the chemical and mechanical interactions in halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to enable the recovery, reuse, and recycling of the device components. The primary objective is to develop recyclable PSCs with minimal environmental impact and low production costs. The project team, led by the Georgia TECH Research Corp, will...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation. The 18-month project aims to advance low-cost, scalable, in-line electrochemical defect quantification platforms to elucidate the impacts of light- and thermal-induced halide migration at buried interfaces that contribute to decreased stability in...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.087 - Renewable Energy Research and Development) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop a "bilithic integration" approach for manufacturing highly efficient perovskite solar modules. The project aims to address current degradation issues found in traditional "monolithic" perovskite module integration by preparing...