Solar Energy Materials

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Welcome

Welcome to the Solar Cell Research Initiative of the Materials Department at Oxford University. The purpose of this group is to draw together scientists and engineers with an interest in how light energy is absorbed, dissipated, transported and stored. Combining research programs in experimental and theoretical solid state physics as well as material synthesis and characterization we aim to create and develop sources of sustainable energy driven by the power of the sun.

We are located in new £0.5m purpose-build PV laboratory which is part of the Institute of Advanced Technologies at the Begbroke Science Park. We have facilities for the fabrication and testing of organic photovoltaic devices as well as local access to world leading materials characterization and microscopy.