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Perspectives On Solar Distillation: A Review, Luke Scott, Muttucumaru Sivakumar, Dharmappa Hagare Jan 2005

Perspectives On Solar Distillation: A Review, Luke Scott, Muttucumaru Sivakumar, Dharmappa Hagare

Faculty of Engineering - Papers (Archive)

An investigation has been made to develop a robust solar water purification system for remote areas without potable water or energy. Many stills have been studied, but few are practical due to low efficiency and water yield. A study of the global water supply and existing treatment methods has been made to understand the problem and to develop the design. Further analysis should lead to an apparatus that can supply potable water in remote, water or energy-deprived areas with minimal maintenance and long-term cost. Objectives for simple still design have been identified, as well as drawbacks in current designs. Employing …


Double Injection As A Technique To Study Charge Carrier Transport And Recombination In Bulk-Heterojunction Solar-Cells, G Juska, K Arlauskas, G Sliauzys, A Pivrikas, Attila Mozer, Serdar Sariciftci, Markus Scharber, R Osterbacka Jan 2005

Double Injection As A Technique To Study Charge Carrier Transport And Recombination In Bulk-Heterojunction Solar-Cells, G Juska, K Arlauskas, G Sliauzys, A Pivrikas, Attila Mozer, Serdar Sariciftci, Markus Scharber, R Osterbacka

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Ambipolar charge carriermobility and recombination in bulk-heterojunction solar cells based on the mixture of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)propyl-1-phenyl-[6,6]-methanofullerene (PCBM) has been studied using injection current transients. The experimental results demonstrate double injection with bimolecular recombination limiting the injection current. We found that charge carrier bimolecular recombination is significantly reduced compared to Langevin recombination. We have measured the temperature and electric field dependence of the reduced bimolecular recombination coefficient and the results suggest that the electron and hole pathways are different and the recombination is controlled by the probability of the carriers to meet at the polymer/PCBM interface.


Charge Transport And Recombination In Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Studied By The Photoinducted Charge Extraction By Linearly Increasing Voltage Technique, Attila Mozer, Serdar Sariciftci, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, R Osterbacka, M Westerling, G Juska Jan 2005

Charge Transport And Recombination In Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells Studied By The Photoinducted Charge Extraction By Linearly Increasing Voltage Technique, Attila Mozer, Serdar Sariciftci, Laurence Lutsen, Dirk Vanderzande, R Osterbacka, M Westerling, G Juska

Australian Institute for Innovative Materials - Papers

Charge carriermobility and recombination in a bulk heterojunctionsolar cell based on the mixture of poly[2-methoxy-5-(3,7-dimethyloctyloxy)-phenylene vinylene] (MDMO-PPV) and 1-(3-methoxycarbonyl)propyl-1-phenyl-(6,6)-C61 (PCBM) has been studied using the novel technique of photoinduced charge carrier extraction in a linearly increasing voltage (Photo-CELIV). In this technique, charge carriers are photogenerated by a short laser flash, and extracted under a reverse bias voltage ramp after an adjustable delay time (tdel). The Photo-CELIV mobility at room temperature is found to be μ = 2 × 10−4 cm2 V−1 s−1, which is almost independent on charge carrier density, but slightly …