Research & Innovation
- Developing next-generation solar technologies
- Advancing high-efficiency tandem photovoltaic technologies
- Targeting monolithic tandem configuration to achieve high efficiency
- This figure shows a heterojunction silicon solar fabricated under this program to serve as the bottom solar cell of the tandem structure
Students participated in the design of the tandem solar cells. UCF staff members worked on the solar cell fabrication. The student participants for 2024 are as follows:
- Gray, Bailey A, Chemistry Major, junior
- Abebe, Michael F, Forensic Science, junior
- Dennis, Elijah R, Biology , junior
- Garrett, Sherrmitria T , biology, sophomore
- Okoro, Ella B , computer science, senior
- Toodle, Najya S, biology, sophomore
- Neal, Mone A , biology, junior
- Hill, Chelsea L, biology, sophomore
- Developing next-generation lead-free all in-organic perovskite technologies
- Speed up the commercialization of perovskite solar cells
- Baseline perovskite absorber fabrication and material characterization developed under this program
Student participants 2024:
- Gray, Bailey A, Chemistry Major, junior
- Abebe, Michael F, Forensic Science, junior
- Dennis, Elijah R, Biology , junior
- Garrett, Sherrmitria T , biology, sophomore
- Okoro, Ella B , computer science, senior
- Toodle, Najya S, biology, sophomore
- Neal, Mone A , biology, junior
- Hill, Chelsea L, biology, sophomore
- Determine the parameters in Cyclic Voltammetry and Pseudo-capacitance testing of Polyaniline for the greatest capacitance
- Testing batteries by examining different variables such as cell capacity and internal resistance for improved performance
Student participants for fuel cells research training in 2024:
- Encalade, Thaly M, biology, junior
- Brown, Alexandria D, biology, sophomore
- 3.Howard, Jayda L, biology sophomore
- Williams, Amaya H, biology, junior