This scholarship is funded by Airbus Group Endeavr Wales.
Subject areas: Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials
Start date: October 2018
Perovskite solar cells are perhaps the hottest topic in the field of solar cells because it has high power conversion efficiency and potentially be fabricated at much lower cost than silicon solar cells. Furthermore, they have unusual properties such as they are very thin/light-weight and pretty flexible, which makes them have super-high specific power (power generated per weight of the solar cells), and ultra-high flexibility. These special properties imply that they have attractive potential for space applications, which specific power and stowed volume is key issue. The aim of the project is to study their stability under mimic space environment and fabricate flexible perovskite solar cells for space applications. The student will characterize the perovskite films/devices by a range of advanced characterization techniques and fabricate the solar cells with the world class fabrication facilities at SPECIFIC, Swansea University. Furthermore, there are opportunities for the student to use the facilities at Airbus Defence and Space, and Imperial College London (Professor James Durrant). The student will be supervised by Dr Wing Chung Tsoi.
Established in 1907, Imperial College London is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of London (population range of over 5,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Imperial College London is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Imperial College London offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.