📋 Tender Overview
Unification Of The Best Piezoelectric And Photovoltaic Properties In A Single Photoferroelectric Material
Hybrid Piezoelectric–Photovoltaic Components Pave The Way For Miniaturisation Of Iot Devicesmaterial Advances And Processing Technologies Have Led To The Development Of Increasingly Smaller Electronic Components. However, As These Components Shrink And Get Closer To Each Another, Interference Between Them Becomes A Challenge. The Eu-Funded Unify Project Will Tackle This Problem By Unifying Two Fundamental Yet Contradictory Components – Piezoelectrics And Photovoltaics – Into A Single Photoferroelectric Material. Piezoelectrics Convert Kinetic To Electrical Energy, While Photovoltaics Optical Into Electrical Energy. Replacing Separate Components With A Single One Could Revolutionise The Conversion Of Mechanical And Solar Energy Into Electrical Energy For Applications Such As The Internet Of Things (Iot) That Require The Design Of Connected Devices Into Increasingly Smaller Products And With Longer Lifetimes.
Funded Under
European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 1 496 023,00
Eu Contribution
€ 1 496 023,00
Coordinated By
Oulun Yliopisto
Finland
