Photovoltaics

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Photovoltaic research within the energy initiative is carried out across a number of departments and research groups at the University of Cambridge.

Research in photovoltaics includes:

• The physics of charge photogeneration, separation and collection from organic heterojunction solar cells, hybrid perovskite solar cells and solution-processed inorganic solar cells
• Plasmonically enhanced solar cells, incorporate metal nanostructure with electromagnetic properties to improve all 3^rd generation photovoltaics.
• Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) use dye structure and nanoscale component properties to improve solar cell efficiency. 
• Research to improve; efficient silicon production and solar cell design.
• Investigation of nanostructured hybrid solar cells (non-silicon, all-oxide and oxide/organic hybrids) and, particularly CNT polymer solar cells for mobile applications.
• Research of semi-transparent solar cells for windows includes low-cost fabrication on plastic substrates.
• Algae as an energy source in biophotovoltaic panels.
• Bi compound alternatives to Pb-based perovksites.
• oxides in solar cells.

We collaborate with industrial partners and are also actively involved in increasing both energy awareness and public understanding of the opportunities and challenges in photovoltaics.

Please visit individual faculty profiles to learn more about their research in the Photovoltaics theme.