Hybrid Energy Harvester Based on Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells and Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Latest advances in vitality harvesting utilizing photovoltaic and triboelectric results display excellent performances of vitality harvesters as energy provides. Nonetheless, there are nonetheless elementary points that have to be handled, similar to energy interruption attributable to intermittence of environmental vitality and long-term gadget stability in air. On this mission, we are going to develop a hybrid vitality harvester (HEH) that’s composed of quantum dot photo voltaic cells (QDSCs) and a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The HEH demonstrates dual-mode in addition to simultaneous vitality harvesting of each forms of vitality. Attributed to excessive photocurrent and excessive potential from QDSCs and the TENG, an instantaneous base energy adopted by regular enhancement in energy era might be achieved on this hybrid system. The HEH is anticipated to supply a secure energy provide to perform a sustainable sensor system with out the help of an exterior energy provide.

 For extra info, or if there are any questions, please contact Dr Bo Hou [email protected]

The standard educational requirement is a minimal of a 2:1 physics and astronomy or a related self-discipline. 

Candidates whose first language just isn’t English are usually anticipated to fulfill the minimal College necessities (e.g. IELTS 6.5 General with 5.5 minimal in sub-scores) (https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/international/english-language-requirements) 

Tips on how to apply 

Candidates ought to apply to the Physician of Philosophy in Physics and Astronomy. 

Candidates ought to submit an utility for postgraduate examine by way of the Cardiff College webpages (https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research/programmes/programme/physics-and-astronomy) together with: 

• your educational CV 

• Your diploma certificates and transcripts thus far together with licensed translations if these are usually not in English 

• a private assertion/protecting letter 

• two references, at the least one in every of which ought to be educational. Your references might be emailed by the referee to [email protected]  

Please notice: We’re don’t contact referees immediately for references for every applicant because of the quantity of purposes we obtain.     

Within the “Analysis Proposal” part of your utility, please specify the mission title and supervisors of this mission.

Within the funding part, please choose that you may be self-funded or embrace your personal sponsorship or scholarship particulars.

As soon as your utility is submitted, we are going to assessment it and advise you inside a couple of weeks when you have been shortlisted for an interview.