scholarly journals Development and scale-up of fully printable perovskite solar modules

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Simone M.P. Meroni
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Single Cells ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Active Area ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Up Scaling

Perovskite solar cells represent a new class of photovoltaic devices that, in only a decade, has already been achieved comparable performance to that of the most established photovoltaic technologies. To satisfy the demanding market require-ments, however, perovskite solar cells need to have the high performances with the use of low-cost materials and cost-effective fabrication processes, during a long term in the working environment and this needs to be possible for both small scale and large-scale devices.The fully printable carbon perovskite solar cells are based on an inorganic triple mesoscopic stack that is infiltrated by a perovskite precursors solution. This architecture seems to be the most promising to satisfy the requirements of the market, because the manufacture can simply occur with low-cost materials and well-established industrial deposition techniques, such as screen printing. Further-more, the stability of these cells was reported to be one of the longest among perovskite solar cells, making this technology the closest to make market penetra-tion.This work focuses on fully printable perovskite solar cells with a special outlook at their up-scaling in series-connected modules. The fabrication of large area modules with both high performance and substrate coverage will be discussed, in a journey that starts from single cell devices, overcomes issues found in the up-scaling process, and finally reaches design optimisation. Devices of single cells with 1 cm2 active area will be presented, as well as modules on 5 × 5 cm2 or 10 × 10 cm2 substrates. Finally, series-connected modules with around 200 cm2 active area and high coverage on the substrate will be shown.

scholarly journals Recovery of FTO coated glass substrate via environment-friendly facile recycling perovskite solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 14534-14541
Author(s):  
M. S. Chowdhury ◽  
Kazi Sajedur Rahman ◽  
Vidhya Selvanathan ◽  
A. K. Mahmud Hasan ◽  
M. S. Jamal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Coated Glass Substrate ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Coated Glass

Organic–inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently emerged as a potential candidate for large-scale and low-cost photovoltaic devices.

scholarly journals Third-generation solar cells: a review and comparison of polymer:fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (82) ◽  
pp. 43286-43314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng Yan ◽  
Brian R. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Hybrid Polymer ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Solar Electricity

Third-generation solar cells have excellent potential for delivering large scale, low-cost solar electricity. We review and compare the current understanding of the operation principles, performance improvements and future prospects for polymer:fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells.

scholarly journals Is there a possibility of perovskite taking over the solar technology market by 2030?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Adebayo O.Fashina
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
What Works ◽  
Technology Market ◽  
Solar Cell Technology

In recent time, there have been enormous advances in the development of perovskite solar cells in terms of its efficiency, rising from 3.8 percent in 2009 to 23.7 percent in 2018. This took other solar technologies over thirty years of research to accomplish. On the other hand, perovskite proffers a more affordable solution since it is potentially much cheaper to produce and relatively simple to manufacture than silicon solar cells. In spite of this great potential, perovskite solar cell technology is still in the premature stages of commercialization due to a number of concerns. Moreover, like with many new technologies, there is a difference between what works in the laboratory at small-scale and in the factory at large-scale. Thus, looking at perovskites as a material, it has the tendency to be a bit unstable at high temperature and susceptible to moisture and these could cause the decomposition of cells. The question here is: can perovskite outshine silicon solar cel1s in the next 10 years considering the successes so far and the vigorous research that is presently taking place globally?  

scholarly journals Recent progress in perovskite solar cells: the perovskite layer

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianfeng Dai ◽  
Ke Xu ◽  
Fanan Wei
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Layer ◽  
Low Dimensional

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are set to be game changing components in next-generation photovoltaic technology due to their high efficiency and low cost. In this article, recent progress in the development of perovskite layers, which are the basis of PSCs, is reviewed. Achievements in the fabrication of high-quality perovskite films by various methods and techniques are introduced. The reported works demonstrate that the power conversion efficiency of the perovskite layers depends largely on their morphology and the crystalline quality. Furthermore, recent achievements concerning the scalability of perovskite films are presented. These developments aim at manufacturing large-scale perovskite solar modules at high speed. Moreover, it is shown that the development of low-dimensional perovskites plays an important role in improving the long-term ambient stability of PSCs. Finally, these latest advancements can enhance the competitiveness of PSCs in photovoltaics, paving the way for their commercialization. In the closing section of this review, some future critical challenges are outlined, and the prospect of commercialization of PSCs is presented.

Characteristics of Large Area Perovskite Solar Cells from Electrodes of Used Car Batteries

2019 ◽  
Vol 966 ◽  
pp. 373-377
Author(s):  
Ayi Bahtiar ◽  
Cyntia Agustin ◽  
Euis Siti Nurazizah ◽  
Annisa Aprilia ◽  
Darmawan Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Active Area ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Screen Printing Technique ◽  
Printing Technique ◽  
Used Car

Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells increases very rapidly and more than 22% is already achieved. However, some problems still need to be resolved for mass production and commercialization, including reducing production costs and development of large area solar cells. The best PCE is reached by very small active area, mostly below 0.5 cm2 which is mostly produced by spin-coating technique. Moreover, the perovskite precursor materials, mostly lead (II) iodide (PbI2) and hole-transport materials (HTM) Spiro-OMeTAD are expensive material in perovskite solar cells. Therefore, the use of low-cost perovskite precursors and low-cost HTM materials is one way to reduce the whole production costs of perovskite solar cells. Nowadays, many groups have been developed HTM-free perovskite solar cells using carbon-based mesoscopic solar cells for low cost production and large area perovskite solar cells, although the PCE of large area perovskite solar cells is still half than that very small area prepared by spin-coating technique. Here, we report our recent study to fabricate perovskite solar cells using mesoscopic carbon-based structure consisting of glass/ITO/TiO2/ZrO2/perovskite/carbon with active area larger than 1 cm2 by use of simple screen printing technique in ambient air with high humidity. We also synthesize PbI2 as perovskite precursor material from electrodes of used car battery to reduce the cost of solar cells production. Although, the PCE is still much lower than that reported by other groups, however, our study shows that perovskite solar cells from used car battery and with active area more than 1 cm2 can be fabricated in ambient air with high humidity by use of simple screen printing technique.

scholarly journals Carbon Electrodes in Perovskite Photovoltaics

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 5989
Author(s):  
Preawpun Pradid ◽  
Kanyanee Sanglee ◽  
Non Thongprong ◽  
Surawut Chuangchote
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Device Structures ◽  
Temperature Deposition ◽  
Insight Into

High-performance lab-scale perovskite solar cells often have a precious metal as the top electrode. However, there are drawbacks to using metal top electrodes on a large scale, such as inducing degradation processes, requiring a high-temperature deposition process under vacuum, and having low scalability. Recently many studies have shown the potentials of using a carbon electrode because of its conductivity, flexibility, low cost, and ease of fabrication. This review article presents an overview of using carbon materials to replace the top electrode in perovskite photovoltaics. We discuss various fabrication techniques, various carbon-based device structures, and the advantages of using carbon materials. A collection of research works on device performance, large-scale fabrication, and device stability is presented. As a result, this review offers insight into the future of large-scale flexible solar cells.

An unconventional blade coating for low-cost fabrication of PCDTBT: PC70BM polymer and CH3NH3PbIxCl3-x perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 100969
Author(s):  
Anusit Kaewprajak ◽  
Pisist Kumnorkaew ◽  
Khathawut Lohawet ◽  
Binh Duong ◽  
Teantong Chonsut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Blade Coating
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