Singlet-Fission-Sensitized Hybrid Thin-Films For Next-Generation Photovoltaics.
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (enacted in 10 U.S.C. 2362) and the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act, 2012 designated approximately $26.0M to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) focused on research and education projects in scientific areas of interest to the DoD. The program provides for collaborative research with an investigator at another accredited institution of higher education or, alternatively, conducted by a single investigator working within a traditional single-institution environment. The program will support the acquisition of equipment/instrumentation necessary to conduct the research and requires student involvement. The program aims to (a) enhance research programs and capabilities in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the national security functions of the DoD; (b) encourage greater participation by HBCU/MI in DoD research and education programs and activities; (c) increase the number of graduates, including underrepresented minorities, in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); and (d) encourage research and educational collaboration with institutions of higher education. This proposal is from Prof. Ming Tang, an ARO Principal Investigator at the University of California at Riverside. The grant will provide equipment needed to augment on-going research of current interest to DoD in the areas of organic photovoltaics and nanoplasmonic thin films research. A suite of equipment associated with single particle characterization, PV device fabrication and characterization is requested. For spectroscopy, a microscope objective, motorized stage, spectrometer and cameras for the visible and infra-red, covering the entire solar spectrum, is being requested. For PV fabrication, a glove box with a thermal evaporator and spin-coater is requested. Finally, to characterize PV devices, a solar-simulator, semiconductor parameter analyzer and associated components to measure current density-voltage curves, thin-film reflectance and external/ internal quantum efficiencies is to be purchased. A detailed budget and justification are included.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 30, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510040
Entities
People
- Ming Tang
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- University of California, Riverside