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Si QuaDot PV: Low temperature controlled incorporation of Si quantum dots in amorphous matrices (Si, SiC, and SiN) for application as active layers in single- and multi-junction solar cells

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  • Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT)
  • 1 Jun 2013 to 31 Dec 2015

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Outside the quantum-technology scope of this portal (quantum-dot materials for light, energy or biology): the title names quantum science but no quantum technology. The record is kept for reference and left out of the default projects listing and counts.

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Project funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) (Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico - 2012), grant PTDC/CTM-ENE/2514/2012. Funded amount: EUR 199,968, as stated by the source. Runs 2013-06-01 to 2015-12-31. Keywords: Si quantum dots, PECVD, third generation photovoltaics, superlattice, Exact sciences, Exact sciences/Physical sciences. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2026-07-23); national funding data, not CORDIS.

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Source: OpenAIRE Graph: projects of national funders, OpenAIRE, from the project data of Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT). Retrieved 2026-10-28. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (OpenAIRE Graph). Selected metadata, adapted presentation; the publisher's record is authoritative. No endorsement by the source is implied. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

AI-assisted summary: The Si QuaDot PV project, funded by FCT, focuses on the incorporation of Si quantum dots in amorphous matrices for solar cell applications. It received EUR 199,968 and ran from June 1, 2013, to December 31, 2015. Suggested technology pillar: enabling. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.

Source: explore.openaire.eu · checked 28 Oct 2026 · AI-assisted summary