Hybrid materials for Si surface passivation and battery applications - HyMatSiRen

Project summary

Hybridization of organic and inorganic compounds allows to tune functionality of materials. Main focus of the project is synthesis and characterization of new hybrid materials obtained by incorporating inorganic nanomaterials into polymers. Functionality of the material will be tuned for applications in photovoltaics and Li-ion batteries. This is a multidisciplinary project combining expertize of specialists from different fields such as materials science and nanotechnology, photovoltaic technology, Li-ion batteries, physicists, chemists, and engineers. The consortium consists of experts from an education- and basic research-oriented University from Spain, an applied research Institution from Norway, and a small & medium enterprise from Turkey. It will form the platform for further enhancing the ongoing collaboration, provide training of young scientists, exchange of infrastructure, new ideas, competence and impact in applications. An increase in TRL from 3 to 5 is foreseen.