This project will be co-directed by Dr. Yang Renqiang, group leader of the Advanced Organic Functional Materials of the QIBEBT, and Dr. Woo Han Young, associate professor of Department of Nanomaterials Engineering at Pusan National University, Korea.
The Chinese and Korean partners will focus on designing and synthesising novel active layer materials and constructing new device structures for flexible plastic solar cells. The objectives of this cooperative work are to enhance the energy conversion efficiency and improve device stability of plastic solar cells
The Korean and Chinese scientists discussed detailed cooperative plan, and clarified the scientific focal that will be worked out in the very near future for the project. They also reached consensus on the academic exchange, joint training of postgraduate and young scientists, and sustainable collaboration.
After the meeting, Professor Woo visited the Chemical Platform and Large Instrument Platform of the open laboratory at the QIBEBT, and give a lecture to researcher and postgraduates with the topic of “Conjugated polymers for photovoltaic cells and FRET biosensors”. Both parties expressed their wishes to deepen and enhance the exchange and cooperation from the offset and are confident that the objectives of the proposed project will be achieved.
This Korea-China joint research programme is co-funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea to promote tangible and high-efficiency cooperation between the two countries and high-level joint research between research organisations and high-tech enterprises in both countries. The new materials and nanomaterials project is just one of the priority areas receiving support during 2010.
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