Perovskite Solar Cells
Prospects of Commercialization
- 1st Edition - August 21, 2024
- Authors: Rajan Jose, Thomas M Brown, JinKiong Ling
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 9 1 3 4 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 3 8 5 3 - 6
Perovskite Solar Cells: Prospects of Commercialization considers the challenges, technological barriers, and opportunities facing the commercialization of perovskite solar cells.… Read more
Perovskite Solar Cells: Prospects of Commercialization considers the challenges, technological barriers, and opportunities facing the commercialization of perovskite solar cells.
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 interested.
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 interested.
- 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
Materials Scientists and Engineers
1: Perovskite Solar Cells – Amid the Rise of Photovoltaic Technologies
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
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
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 21, 2024
- Language: English
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Rajan Jose
Rajan Jose is Chair Professor in the Battery Research Center of Green Energy at Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan. His current research interests include renewable energy devices, sustainable materials, circular economy, data science, and artificial intelligence.
Affiliations and expertise
Chair Professor, Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, TaiwanTM
Thomas M Brown
Thomas M. Brown investigated polymer organic light-emitting diodes for his Ph.D. at the Cavendish Laboratory University of Cambridge. From 2001 to 2005, he developed OTFTs and E-Paper as senior engineer with Plastic Logic Ltd. In 2005, he was recipient of a “re-entry” fellowship awarded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and is associate professor at the University of Rome-Tor Vergata. He is confounder of the Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy and associate editor of Solar Energy. His current research in perovskite solar cells focuses on a variety of flexible substrates, light harvesting in indoor environments, and processing with greener solvents.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Rome-Tor Vergata Email address: [email protected] Shipping address: CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy), Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, ItalyJL
JinKiong Ling
JinKiong Ling is a researcher in the Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan. He received his MS from Universiti Malaysia Pahang in Advanced Materials, focusing on crystal-amorphous composite metal oxides for dye-sensitized solar cell applications. His current research area is on interfacial studies and materials development through ab initio calculations, as well as their applications in energy conversion and storage.
Affiliations and expertise
Battery Research Center of Green Energy, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, TaiwanRead Perovskite Solar Cells on ScienceDirect