This research, carried out during the PhD in Materials Engineering, deals with the
creation of layers, with different functionality, deposited on a ceramic substrate, to obtain
photovoltaic cells for electricity production.
The research activities are included in the project PRRIITT, Measure 4 (Development of
Networks), Action A (Research and Technology Transfer Laboratories), Thematic reference 3
(Advanced materials applications development), co-financed by the Emilia Romagna Region,
for the creation of CECERBENCH laboratory, which aims to develop "Tiles with a
functionalised surface”.
The innovation lies in the study of materials and in the development of technologies to
achieve a "photovoltaic surface", directly in the tiles production process. The goal is to
preserve the technical characteristics, and to make available new surfaces, exploiting
renewable energy sources. The realization of Building Integrated PhotoVoltaic (BIPV) is
nowadays a more and more spread tendency.
The aims of the research are essentially linked to the need to diversify the actual ceramic tile
production (which is strongly present in the Emilia Romagna Region ), and to provide a
higher added value to the tiles.
Solar energy production is the primary objective of the functionalization, and has a relevant
ecological impact, taking into account the overwhelming global energy demand.
The specific activities of the PhD were carried out according to the achievement of scientific
and technological objectives of CECERBENCH laboratory, and involved the collaboration in
design solutions, to obtain the cells directly on the tiles surface. The author has managed
personally a part of the research project.
Layers with different features were made:
- Electrically conductive layers, directly on the ceramic tiles surface;
- Layers to obtain the photovoltaic functionality;
- Electrically insulating, protective layers (double function).
For each layer, the most suitable materials have been selected. Among the technical
application, the screen printing was used. This technique, widely used in ceramics, has many
application areas, including the electronics and photovoltaic industries. It is an inexpensive
technique, easy to use in industrial production lines.
The screen printing technique was therefore studied in depth by theoretical
considerations, and through the use of rheological measurements.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unibo.it/oai:amsdottorato.cib.unibo.it:901 |
| Date | 29 May 2008 |
| Creators | Fazio, Sandra <1974> |
| Contributors | Timellini, Giorgio |
| Publisher | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna |
| Source Sets | Università di Bologna |
| Language | Italian |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, PeerReviewed |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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