Rapid Open-Air Processing of Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Modules

Rolston, Nick; Scheideler, William J.; Flick, Austin; Chen, Justin P.; Elmaraghi, Hannah; Sleugh, Andrew; Zhao, Oliver; Woodhouse, Michael; Dauskardt, Reinhold H.

doi:10.1109/pvsc43889.2021.9518395

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Rapid Open-Air Processing of Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Modules

Rolston, Nick·Scheideler, William J.·Flick, Austin·Chen, Justin P.·Elmaraghi, Hannah·Sleugh, Andrew·Zhao, Oliver·Woodhouse, Michael·Dauskardt, Reinhold H.

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We report an industrially relevant approach to both scalable and fast open-air perovskite photovoltaic (PV) module production. This work resolves some of the most formidable barriers to module-level scaling that the perovskite community has been facing. Key advances include scalable large-area spray deposition, new monolithic integration scribing techniques, advanced photoluminescence characterization, and reproducible high-throughput manufacturability. Our rapid spray processing techniques enabled the highest perovskite PV efficiency produced in open-air. Innovations in scribing techniques enabled the first single-source laser process to achieve perovskite module monolithic integration and technoeconomic analysis led to a comprehensive cost model for perovskite module manufacturing. We report significant progress in reducing perovskite manufacturing costs necessary to potentially compete with incumbent Si-based PV for utility-scale power generation.

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Rolston, Nick, Scheideler, William J., Flick, Austin, Chen, Justin P., Elmaraghi, Hannah, Sleugh, Andrew, Zhao, Oliver, Woodhouse, Michael, Dauskardt, Reinhold H.. 2021-08-26. Rapid Open-Air Processing of Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Modules. https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc43889.2021.9518395

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