5GSOLAR

Welcome to the official LinkedIn page of EU_H2020 ERA chair project called 5GSOLAR on photovoltaics carried out at Laboratory for Thin Film Energy Materials, TalTech. More detailed information about the project available at https://bit.ly/2L3RNvT In 2001 a research group was established by prof. Malle Krunks as a portion of the Department of Materials that focused on development of chemical technologies for deposition of thin films. In 2011 the group was convened under the official name The Laboratory of Thin film Chemical Technologies. As of 2017, the laboratory operates as a division of the Institute of Materials Science and Environmental Technology. Starting from 1st of March, 2023, the group has a new name: Laboratory for Thin Film Energy Materials. The main research topic of the Laboratory for Thin Film Energy Materials. is the development of metal oxide and sulphide thin films and nanostructured materials for solar cells, electronics and environmental applications, by chemical technologies such as spray pyrolysis, chemical bath deposition and sol-gel. The technologies that are developed in the laboratory are simple, inexpensive and easily transferrable to industrial scale. A new type of ultra thin absorber based solar cell design and its component layers were developed in the laboratory and secured by several international patents. Students have always been keen on participating in such a theme of research. We have offered opportunities to engage in complex subject studies for a number of bachelor, master, and doctoral students. In addition to the technological equipment, the laboratory has the research capacity to analyze the composition, and structural, optical and electrical properties of materials. The research laboratory is open to cooperation with both research institutions and enterprises.