The aim of the project is to produce energy for IoT devices from ambient artificial light using solar cells based on the CuGaSe2 semiconductor. The development of low-temperature syntheses of this semiconductor will be necessary in order to be able to manufacture the solar cells on a flexible polyamide substrate. The use of heavy alkali-based post-treatments should enable the quality of the absorber and junction to be improved, and hence photovoltaic conversion efficiencies. Finally, material consumption will be optimised by reducing the thickness of the layers making up the cell stack, and the toxic CdS-based buffer layer will be replaced by an alternative buffer layer based on non-toxic and abundant materials.
There are no benefits for this project at this time
End of project on01 / 07 / 2027
Strategic business lines
                            
                            Electronics : materials, components and subsystems                        
Referent of the project
                                                        
                                Guillaume ANDRES
                                06 43 65 78 56
guillaume.andres@polesmartpower.fr
Pays de la Loire