Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l’informatiON - CNRS UMR 6082 - H2020 Grant for perovskite-based lighting, wearables and fabric devices with LiFi and photovoltaic capability has been approved and started April 1st 2020

This innovative collaboration, which engages the industry, academia and research organizations, represents the whole value chain and breeding ground needed to develop a new generation of sustainable perovskite-based devices. Already seen as a promising game-changer for the energy sector, this European consortium will allow the demonstration of the technology’s viability as a commercial product. The project will last 42 months for a total requested EU contribution of EUR 5.6M.
The organic-inorganic metal halide 3D and lower dimensional semiconductors (usually referred to these days as perovskite), already used in PV technologies, have a strong potential to dominate the OLAE market by providing advanced lighting solutions (PE-LED).

PeroCUBE has two main objectives : producing efficient, simple and low cost light sources closer to natural light sources and supporting the development of more stable and sustainable, efficient and low-cost solar panels. By combining these promising technologies, the consortium seeks to develop a new generation of VLC and LiFi standard, widening the scope for HCL, data transmission, wearables and IoT applications that do not cause harm to humans nor the environment.

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The CNRS is a key player in innovation, where innovation comes from laboratories that perform basic research.

The partners in the consortium agree that the project will take the development of perovskite-based optoelectronic devices a step further. Within "PeroCUBE" large area illumination panels will be developed, which provide homogeneous illumination according to the concept of human-centered illumination. Such components will offer excellent value for money and help European industry maintain its industrial leadership in the field of lighting. This should open new doors for the industry.

Dr. Sylvain NICOLAY of CSEM is certain :

"PeroCUBE will provide proof that the specific class of perovskite materials can actually be used in commercial objects such as light panels and wearables."

Dr. Claudine KATAN, Head of the Perovskite Team at the ISCR (CNRS/INSA Rennes/ENSC Rennes/Université Rennes 1) and Prof. Jacky EVEN, her counterpart at the Institut FOTON (CNRS/INSA Rennes/ Université Rennes 1), explain the role of the CNRS within PeroCUBE :

"Perovskite are amazing semiconductors that have already demonstrated strong potential for a broad range of technologies, while still offering room for fundamental discoveries. Ourselves and our researchers are very pleased to be able to contribute to the development of this fascinating technology, using our extensive know-how in the theoretical modelling of perovskite materials."

About PeroCUBE

The PeroCUBE (High-Performance Large Area Organic Perovskite devices for lighting, energy and Pervasive Communication) consortium consists of 14 partners. Namely :

CSEM SA (CH) as coordinator and leader for the development of perovskite-based PV devices ;
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (FIN) manufacturing approaches for Large Area flexible PeroCUBE devices and their integration into wearables ;
University of Oxford (UK) for developing LED and PV device technologies ;
University of Patras for tuning the perovskite upscaled industrial synthesis as well as providing improved perovskite structures ;
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (DE) for electro-optical characterization of PE-LED devices and their encapsulation ;
Aura Light Italia (IT) as integrator of lighting applications, innovation, dissemination and IPR management ;
TNO (NL) for Life Cycle Assessment and hazard and nanotoxicity assessment which will take into account the benefits as well as the potential risks of PeroCUBE devices across various life cycle stages of the product ;
CNRS (F) for the optimization of the perovskite material ;
Vodafone Innovus (EL) for light fidelity connectivity applications ;
Technische Universität Wien (AT) developing micron- and nanoscale characterization of packaged PE-LED devices and PE-LED materials ;
Alpes Laser SA (CH) for the laser source for perovskite characterization ;
Eulambia Advanced Technologies Ltd. (EL) for the Perocube transceiver integration ;
Optiva Media (ES) for the implementation and validation of the PeLiFi demonstration prototype ;
Noesis Technologies (EL) for project, data and IPR management and exploitation support.

The PeroCUBE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No. 861985 with an overall budget of EUR 5.6M.

https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/861985

The project website is under preparation and will be launched in Q4 2020.

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