Center for Autonomous Solar Power

Abstract

The goals of the research program in the Center for Autonomous Solar power are to conduct research and development in thin film solar cells on flexible substrates for low cost fabrication on roll-to-roll manufacturing. The materials chosen for the cells are earth abundant and nontoxic. The expected outcome is very low cost solar cells that will be competitive in performance and well below current market prices in dollars/watt. Flexible solar cells are useful in building integrated photovoltaic voltaic systems and in military applications in austere environments. A related research program focuses on ultracapacitors using new materials as well. With sufficiently high energy densities, ultracapacitors can replace batteries for energy storage and offer other advantages in lifetime and in tolerating a wider operating temperature range.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 2013
Accession Number
ADA603840

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Westgate

Organizations

  • Binghamton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitance
  • Charge Carriers
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Electrolytes
  • Energy Storage
  • Graphene
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.