新西蘭奧塔哥大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們得到科研協(xié)會(huì)的巨款資助來(lái)研究下一代太陽(yáng)能電子材料。
吉斯.金教授和他的科研團(tuán)隊(duì)將在三年內(nèi)得到793533新西蘭元(約400萬(wàn)人民幣)資助,來(lái)從事他們獨(dú)特的可自我修復(fù)的生物電子材料研究。該團(tuán)隊(duì)的研究目的是為太陽(yáng)能領(lǐng)域開(kāi)發(fā)一種新型的下一代生物光伏材料(OPV)。
OPV科技是以塑料為基礎(chǔ)的材料,因此在成本上會(huì)比傳統(tǒng)的硅基光伏電池要便宜的多。但是目前該技術(shù)實(shí)用性并不大,主要障礙因素在于,因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)存的材料很容易產(chǎn)生衰減因此導(dǎo)致電池的運(yùn)作周期較短。
但是該團(tuán)隊(duì)通過(guò)與資助企業(yè)的協(xié)助,目前正在尋找新的自我修復(fù)型電子材料想借以克服現(xiàn)存的衰減狀況以及其他的不利因素。
Professor Keith Gordon and his team will receive NZD$793,533 over three years for a project to develop a unique class of organic electronic materials that can repair themselves. The team’s initial target is to develop next-generation organic photovoltaics (OPV) for solar power.
OPV is a plastic-based technology that offers much cheaper energy generation than conventional silicon-based photovoltaics, says the university. The practicality of OPVs is currently hampered by factors that include limited operational lifetimes due to existing materials being prone to degrading.
Working with industry partners, the team will develop a new class of self-repairing OPV materials that overcome this and other disadvantages of the technology.
吉斯.金教授和他的科研團(tuán)隊(duì)將在三年內(nèi)得到793533新西蘭元(約400萬(wàn)人民幣)資助,來(lái)從事他們獨(dú)特的可自我修復(fù)的生物電子材料研究。該團(tuán)隊(duì)的研究目的是為太陽(yáng)能領(lǐng)域開(kāi)發(fā)一種新型的下一代生物光伏材料(OPV)。
OPV科技是以塑料為基礎(chǔ)的材料,因此在成本上會(huì)比傳統(tǒng)的硅基光伏電池要便宜的多。但是目前該技術(shù)實(shí)用性并不大,主要障礙因素在于,因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)存的材料很容易產(chǎn)生衰減因此導(dǎo)致電池的運(yùn)作周期較短。
但是該團(tuán)隊(duì)通過(guò)與資助企業(yè)的協(xié)助,目前正在尋找新的自我修復(fù)型電子材料想借以克服現(xiàn)存的衰減狀況以及其他的不利因素。
Professor Keith Gordon and his team will receive NZD$793,533 over three years for a project to develop a unique class of organic electronic materials that can repair themselves. The team’s initial target is to develop next-generation organic photovoltaics (OPV) for solar power.
OPV is a plastic-based technology that offers much cheaper energy generation than conventional silicon-based photovoltaics, says the university. The practicality of OPVs is currently hampered by factors that include limited operational lifetimes due to existing materials being prone to degrading.
Working with industry partners, the team will develop a new class of self-repairing OPV materials that overcome this and other disadvantages of the technology.