| Department-Institute-Centre: | |
| Name: | UPM-Instituto de Energia Solar – ETSI Telecomunicación |
| Website: | http://www.ies.upm.es/index.php?id=69 |
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| Department-Institute-Centre: | |
| Name: | UPM-Instituto de Energia Solar – ETSI Telecomunicación |
| Website: | http://www.ies.upm.es/index.php?id=69 |
| Research Area: | Information Science and Engineering (ENG)
Physics (PHY) |
| Brief description of the Centre – Research Group: |
| The project will be carried out at the Instituto de Energía Solar (IES-UPM), a worldwide recognized center devoted to photovoltaics that was founded in 1979 by Prof. Antonio Luque, and it is probably the oldest research centre worldwide devoted primarily to PV. Follower of a collaborative research philosophy, during its more than 35 years of history the Institute has coordinated multitude of projects of great impact and range regarding either goals, size and funding. Some of these projects have been considered by the European Commission as examples of success, and by USA and Japan as a source of inspiration in the implementation of their own R&D strategies. The Institute comprises several R&D groups covering topics such as Photovoltaic systems, Silicon Technology, Concentration Photovoltaics and New Concepts for Solar Cells. Nowadays, around 20 professors, 35 PhD students and 10 administrative and technical staff are employed at IES-UPM. The position will be devoted to the Silicon Technology research line, contributing to the development of high efficiency silicon solar cells on low cost substrates. |
| Project description: |
| Being the workhorse of today’s PV reality, crystalline Silicon technology has the potential to improve further and achieve the strategic targets established by the European SETPlan. To do so, an integral approach of the whole value chain will be pursued in the project, to develop high efficiency silicon solar cells with ultrathin wafers and low cost Si feedstock. The key points in the project will be:
-The development of a surface passivation technology based on tunnel oxides. -The use of ultrathin Si substrates (<50 micrometers) providing optimized light trapping schemes. -The implementation of defect engineering techniques in unconventional Si feedstocks and wafers -The integration of the Si solar cell in tandem structures, preferably in monolithically-integrated parallel-connected ones. |
