Perovskite Solar Cells
Prospects of Commercialization
- 1st Edition - August 20, 2024
- Latest edition
- Authors: Rajan Jose, Thomas M Brown, JinKiong Ling
- Language: English
Perovskite Solar Cells: Prospects of Commercialization considers the challenges, technological barriers, and opportunities facing the commercialization of perovskite solar cells.… Read more
Description
Description
First, the book provides a brief overview of the history of perovskite solar cells in the context of the rise of photovoltaics, and an overview of materials systems being considered for these technologies. Then, five main aspects of commercialization are examined, including performance, processability, sustainability, potential applications, and economics. The materials properties, including their merits and drawbacks, are discussed along with their relationship to commercial viability with the aim of identifying gaps for further growth in the area.
This book is suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and industrial R&D working with perovskite solar cells.
Key features
Key features
- Introduces perovskite solar cells in photovoltaics along with materials, fabrication methods, and devices
- Reviews materials systems for perovskite solar cell technologies and their relationship to factors that impact commercial viability (performance, cost, large-scale production, and sustainability)
- Discusses potential pathways for overcoming barriers to commercialization
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1.1 The sustainability agenda and energy sustainability
1.2 An update on energy mix and energy gaps
1.3 Mechanism and Parameters of Photovoltaics
1.4 Comparison of Different Photovoltaic Technologies
1.4.1 Photovoltaic available on market
1.4.2 Photovoltaic under research and development
1.5 Photovoltaic Commercialization Factors and Strategies
2: Materials Systems of Perovskite Solar Cells
2.1 Organic – inorganic hybrid perovskites
2.1.1 Elements for Cation A
2.1.1.1 Inorganic elements
2.1.1.2 Polar organic molecules
2.1.1.3 Bulky/Long-chained organic molecules
2.1.2 Mono-Cation B Perovskite
2.1.2.1 Lead-based analogues
2.1.2.2 Lead-free analogues
2.1.3 Mixed-Cation B Perovskite
2.2 Charge Transport Materials
2.2.1 Inorganic Metal Oxides
2.2.2 Organic Conductive Polymer
2.3 Counter Electrodes
2.3.1 Nobel Metals
2.3.2 Carbon
3: Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells
3.1 Intrinsic Advantages – Optoelectronic Flexibility
3.1.1 Energy Gap Tunability
3.1.2 Ambipolar Transport Properties
3.1.3 High Tolerances for Defects
3.2 Intrinsic Disadvantages – Poor Stability
3.2.1 Ion migration induced hysteresis
3.2.2 Moisture sensitivity
3.2.3 Thermal instability
3.2.4 Photostability
3.2.3 Material oxidation
3.2.4 Potential Induced Performance Degradation
3.3 Strategies for Stability Enhancement
3.3.1 Chemical composition engineering
3.3.2 Nanostructure and dimensional alternation
3.3.3 Device encapsulation
4: Processability of Perovskite Solar Cells
4.1 Spin-coating Solution Deposition
4.2 Solution-Based Printing
4.2.1 Inkjet printing
4.2.2 Screen printing
4.2.3 Gravure printing
4.3 Solution-based Coating
4.3.1 Blade coating
4.3.2 Slot-die coating
4.3.3 Spray coating
4.4 Physical Vapour Deposition
4.5 Chemical Vapour Deposition
4.6 Roll-to-Roll Module Production
4.6.1 Rigid Module
4.6.2 Flexible Module
5: Producibility of Perovskite Solar Cells
5.1 Corporate Responsibility in Sustainability
5.2 Circular Economy in PSCs
5.2.1 Components recycling
5.2.2 Device recovering
5.2.3 Wastage Reduction
5.3 Materials Informatics in PSCs
6: Perovskite Solar Cell Products
6.1 Single-junction Planar PSCs
6.1.1 Power station
6.1.2 Off-grid application
6.1.3 PCE-loss in large active area PSCs
6.2 Silicon/Perovskite or All-Perovskite Tandem Cells
6.2.1 Two-terminal configurations
6.2.2 Three-terminal configurations
6.2.3 Four-terminal configurations
6.3 Flexible devices
6.3.1 Planar configurations
6.3.2 Yarn/Thread configurations
6.4 Transparent/Building Integrated Photovoltaics
7: Power and Price of Perovskite Solar Cells
7.1 Cost analysis parameters and practices
7.2 Material Cost
7.3 Module Production Cost
7.4 Levelized cost of PSCs Electricity
7.5 Cost Comparison with Other Photovoltaics
8: Case studies from industries
8.1 Standard Testing and Reporting Protocol
8.1.1 Photoconversion Efficiency
8.1.2 Stability
8.2 Device Architectures
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 21, 2024
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
RJ
Rajan Jose
Rajan Jose is Chair Professor of Energy and Battery Technology at Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan, and Senior Professor at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Malaysia. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Nature journal Materials Circular Economy. He previously served as Dean of Research (Technology) at UMPSA and was also a member of the University's Senate and Graduate Council.
He earned his PhD from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Trivandrum, India, where his doctoral research focused on nanostructured perovskite ceramics for microwave and superconducting electronics. His research has contributed to the science and engineering of a wide range of materials, including inorganic and organic semiconductors, polymers, metals and alloys, molecular electronic materials, biomaterials, glasses, and glass ceramics.
Prior to joining UMPSA, he held research and scientific positions at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (India), AIST (Japan), Toyota Technological Institute (Japan), and the National University of Singapore (Singapore). His scholarly work spans renewable energy technologies, battery materials, sustainable materials, circular economy, data science, and artificial intelligence. He has authored numerous scientific publications, holds multiple patents, and has supervised researchers at postgraduate and postdoctoral levels. His research contributions have received international recognition within the materials science community.
His current research interests include renewable energy devices, sustainable materials, circular economy, data science, and artificial intelligence.
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Thomas M Brown
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