Monash University Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell Group

Job opportunities

3 vacant post-doc positions in the area of dye-sensitised solar cells:

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• VICOSC001   Solar Cell Device Engineer for the development of flexible solar cells
• VICOSC002   Scientist for the development of novel 3rd generation device concepts
• VICOSC003   Scientist for the characterization and modelling of organic solar cells

Schools, Departments & Faculties involved

Department of Material Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

School of Chemistry - Faculty of Science

Research Groups Involved

Dr Udo Bach
Prof Alan Bond
Prof. Yi-Bing Cheng
Prof. Doug MacFarlane
Prof. Maria Forsyth
Prof. Leone Spiccia

Affiliations and Major Funding Sources

1. ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES)
   
   The majority of the ongoing research activities of our group are hosted by the newly renovated ACES labs. Energy Conversion involves 2 out of 5 core programs of the Centre. A number of high level international researchers in the area of organic solar cells were appointed by ACES and are now associated with the Centre.
   
   The new ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science brings together eminent scientists to develop the nano-science and nano-technology related to the movement of electric charge within and between materials. The ARC Centre studies these processes as they are fundamentally important to a diverse array of phenomena important in many biological and industrial processes. The exciting new developments in nanoscale materials offer the potential for groundbreaking improvements in charge generation and transfer. However, there is a general lack of understanding of these processes at the nano domain. The new ARC Centre will study these processes, develop improved electromaterials and apply these materials in biomedicine, industrial processes, energy harvesting and energy storage devices.
   
   
2. Victorian Consortium for Organic Solar Cells (VICOSC)
   
   The consortium brings together world leaders in complementary fields of synthesis, characterization and device assembly of organic solar cells with industry players who are leaders in solar cell manufacturing, lifetime testing, materials, substrates and printing technology on plastics. The consortium aims to produce prototype organic solar cells printed on plastics within 3 years. Generous funding of $6million dollars from the Victorian Government via the Energy Technology Innovation Strategy, Department of Primary Industries under the Sustainable Energy Research and Development grants program has allowed the group of prominent researchers based in Victoria to focus their efforts on the development of breakthrough technologies in 3rd generation solar cells.
   
   Our major VICOSC partners are:
   
   1. University of Melbourne
   2. CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies
   3. Securancy, BP Solar, Bluescope & Merck
   
   
3. DEST-ISL International Consortium for Organic Solar Cells (ICOS)
   
   The Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell Group at Monash University is part of an International Science Linkage Network (DEST grant CG100059) providing links to a number of organic solar cell research groups in North America, Europe and Asia.
   
   
4. ARC Discovery Grants and Fellowships
   
   Additional funding is provided to the dye-sensitised solar cells research group through a number of ARC discovery grants.

Sponsorships

We would like to thank CATALYSTS & CHEMICALS IND. CO., LTD. for providing us with anatase particle sols and screenprinting pastes.

Upcoming Conferences

17th International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and storage of Energy
27th July - 1 August 2008 Sydney (Abstract Submission Deadline: 16 November 2007)