Perovskite Photovoltaics
Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation
- 2nd Edition - August 29, 2025
- Editors: Aparna Thankappan, Sabu Thomas, Yuhua Wang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 9 8 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 9 8 2 - 5
Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition brings together the latest advances in perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenge… Read more
Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition brings together the latest advances in perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenges and opportunities, and how to achieve further developments. This edition presents new topics and novel areas, including defect engineering, interface engineering, additive engineering, anti-solvents, single crystal perovskite solar cells, inorganic perovskites, optoelectronic characterization, and mathematical modeling of perovskite solar cells. In addition, the book contains a detailed analysis of the implementation and economic viability of perovskite solar cells, highlighting what photovoltaic devices need to be generated by low cost, non-toxic, earth abundant materials using environmentally-scalable processes.
This book is a valuable resource for all those with an interest in perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, and more broadly solar energy and renewable energy, including researchers, scientists, graduate students, engineers, R&D professionals, and other industry personnel.
- Provides detailed coverage of perovskite solar cells for targeted photovoltaics fields and applications
- Includes commercialization examples of large-scale perovskite solar technology, giving users detailed analysis on implementation, technical challenges, economic viability, and lifecycle
- Offers a thoroughly updated new edition, covering a range of new and novel topics in perovskite solar cell technology
Academic: Researchers, scientists, and graduate students with an interest in photovoltaics and solar energy, including across renewable energy, materials science, energy systems, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Industry: Engineers, R&D professionals, and other technical personnel with an interest in photovoltaics, solar energy, and renewable energy
1. Introduction: Why perovskites and perovskite solar cells?
2. Organometal lead halide perovskite
3. Evolution of perovskite solar cells
4. Perovskite solar cell architectures
5. Hybrid inorganic organic perovskites: A low-cost, efficient optoelectronic material
6. Ion migration in hybrid perovskites: Evolving understanding of a dynamic phenomenon
7. Low dimensional perovskites
8. Developing high efficiency perovskite solar cells by defect engineering
9. Interface engineering in perovskite solar cells
10. Additive engineering in perovskite solar cells
11. The role of anti solvents in perovskite solar cells
12. Developments of single crystal perovskite solar cells
13. Optoelectronic characterization of perovskite solar cells
14. Inorganic perovskites
15. Mathematical modelling of perovskite solar cells
16. Fabrication and lifetime of perovskite solar cells
17. Hole-conductor free perovskite solar cells
18. Heterojunction perovskite solar cells
19. Flexible perovskite solar cells
20. Fabrication of semi-transparent perovskite solar cells
21. Commercialization of largescale perovskite solar energy technology and scaling up issues
22. Perovskite photovoltaics: Life cycle assessment
2. Organometal lead halide perovskite
3. Evolution of perovskite solar cells
4. Perovskite solar cell architectures
5. Hybrid inorganic organic perovskites: A low-cost, efficient optoelectronic material
6. Ion migration in hybrid perovskites: Evolving understanding of a dynamic phenomenon
7. Low dimensional perovskites
8. Developing high efficiency perovskite solar cells by defect engineering
9. Interface engineering in perovskite solar cells
10. Additive engineering in perovskite solar cells
11. The role of anti solvents in perovskite solar cells
12. Developments of single crystal perovskite solar cells
13. Optoelectronic characterization of perovskite solar cells
14. Inorganic perovskites
15. Mathematical modelling of perovskite solar cells
16. Fabrication and lifetime of perovskite solar cells
17. Hole-conductor free perovskite solar cells
18. Heterojunction perovskite solar cells
19. Flexible perovskite solar cells
20. Fabrication of semi-transparent perovskite solar cells
21. Commercialization of largescale perovskite solar energy technology and scaling up issues
22. Perovskite photovoltaics: Life cycle assessment
- Edition: 2
- Published: August 29, 2025
- Language: English
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Aparna Thankappan
Dr. Aparna Thankappan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Baselius College, Kerala, India. She completed her PhD in Photonics in 2015 at Cochin University of Science and Technology, before working on a project on ZnO nanostructures for solar cell applications at the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, from 2015 to 2017. She has published numerous articles and edited books in the area of advanced materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Baselius College, Kerala, IndiaST
Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaYW
Yuhua Wang
Prof. Yuhua Wang is Director of the National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, and Professor at the School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, China. From 2006 to 2012, he was Deputy Dean of the School of Physics Science and Technology at Lanzhou University. His research interests involve the discovery, development, and application of novel functional materials, and he has received numerous research grants and awards. Prof. Wang has published a large number of journal articles, several book chapters, and 21 patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, China.Director of the National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, ChinaRead Perovskite Photovoltaics on ScienceDirect