Affiliations 

  • 1 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109, Berlin, Germany
  • 2 MIT Photovoltaic Research Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 02139, Cambridge, USA
  • 3 Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 3, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 4 Solar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia
  • 5 GAME Lab, Department of Applied Science and Technology DISAT, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129, Torino, Italy
Chemistry, 2018 Mar 02;24(13):3083-3100.
PMID: 29080219 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201704507

Abstract

Despite the fact that perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have a strong potential as a next-generation photovoltaic technology due to continuous efficiency improvements and the tunable properties, some important obstacles remain before industrialization is feasible. For example, the selection of low-cost or easy-to-prepare materials is essential for back-contacts and hole-transporting layers. Likewise, the choice of conductive substrates, the identification of large-scale manufacturing techniques as well as the development of appropriate aging protocols are key objectives currently under investigation by the international scientific community. This Review analyses the above aspects and highlights the critical points that currently limit the industrial production of PSCs and what strategies are emerging to make these solar cells the leaders in the photovoltaic field.

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