R & D
RESEARCH TOPICS
- Silicon based new materials
- Flexible solar cells
- New applications of transparent conductive oxides
- Process optimization
Partners laboratories in France
- Laboratoire de Physique des Intefaces et des Couches Minces, in Ecole Polytechnique
- Département DRECAM in CEA
- CNRS laboratories : ICMCB in Bordeaux, LASE in Toulouse for ex
- Météo-France, INRA (Agronomic research), particularily Grignon and Avignon centers.
European projects
Euréka project :
SOLINOX : Solar cells on stainless steel for the watch industry, 1997-2000
See photo of solar watches on the right : ASULAB (Swatch group) credit.
Projects supported by the European Union :
EUROPSB, European Polymer Solar Battery, 2002-2005
See photo of flexible cells on the left : from Dennler, G. et al., Solar Energy (2007)
NANOEFFECTS, Nanocomposite with High Colouration Efficiency for Electrochromic Smart Plastic Devices, 2004-2007
www.nanoeffects.eu
INNOSHADE, Innovative Switchable Shading Appliances based on Nanomaterials and Hybrid Electrochromic Device Configurations, 2008-2011
www.innoshade.eu
ANR projects (french Agence Nationale pour la Recherche)
ATOS, Association Tandem Optimisées pour le solaire, 2005-2008
SOLHYPIN, Cellules pin hybrides, 2008-2010