Cleaner Energy Laboratory
The Cleaner Energy Laboratory focusses our groups research on novel materials for energy applications. The aim is to find novel materials to improve the efficiency of:- photovoltaic solar cells
- organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)
- photo induced water splitting (Hydrogen generation)
In particular we are screening novel oxide based materials, using only abundant, cheap elements. Our main focus is to employ elemental substitution to create ternary and quaternary oxides with tailored electrical and optical properties.
The CEL has laboratory space in Physics as well as CRANN News:| 02/2012 | Event | The CEL will host a symposium on Novel TCO materials for energy and optoelectronic applications in February 2012 |
| 10/2011 | Publication | An alternative fluorine precursor for the synthesis of SnO2:F by spray pyrolysis |
| 09/2011 | Publication | Magnesium, nitrogen codoped Cr2O3: A p-type transparent conducting oxide |
| 05/2011 | Patent | European Patent on a novel p-type TCO filed, TCD reference: IS01-315-01 |
The laboratory was officially opened on December 01, 2008 by (from l-r) Dr David Lloyd (Dean of Research, TCD), Dr Patrick Prendergast (Vice-Provost, TCD), Prof John Donegan (Head, School of Physics, TCD), and Professor Igor Shvets.