Overview
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Dye sensitised solar (DSSC) cells are an alternative to expensive silicon based solar technologies in that they use cheap and readily available materials for manufacture and have clear advantages in performance over silicon especially in low light situations. DSSC are complex electrochemical systems comprising a number of materials in two different phases and have in the past proved to be difficult to produce on the large scale primarily due to stability and interaction of components. This project aims to address the stability issues of the cells under outdoor conditions through a forensic investigation of the mechanism by which the cells degrade. The result of this will be to implement preventative techniques and designs to produce low cost solar cells with extended lifetimes.
- Study level
- PhD
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Contact
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Please contact the supervisor.
Associate Professor Geoffrey Will
