Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100849]Researchers: Baohua Jia (Chief Investigator) , Prof Min Gu (Chief Investigator) , A/Prof Minghui Hong (Partner Investigator) , ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by)
Brief description Investigation into a graphene ultra-flat lens array for silicon solar cells breaking the Shockley-Queisser efficiency limit. Based on a recent discovery of the giant refractive index modulation associated with graphene oxide to graphene transition upon laser exposure and the breakthrough of graphene silicon solar cells. This project aims to investigate a new concept of an integratible, broadband, dispersionless, ultraflat lens array from nanostructured graphene oxide/graphene. This conceptually new development of functional graphene oxide/graphene lens array in combination with a lumpy nanoparticle enabled back light trapping layer will allow for the non-reciprocal coupling of the broadband solar light into the photovoltaic devices with minimised entropy losses. Thus ultrahigh efficiency solar cells exceeding the conventional theoretical limit can be developed.
Funding Amount $550,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140100849
- ARC : DP140100849