Stability and reliability of perovskite containing solar cells and modules

degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies

authored by: Sara Baumann, Giles E. Eperon, Alessandro Virtuani, Quentin Jeangros, Dana B. Kern, Dounya Barrit, Jackson Schall, Wanyi Nie, Gernot Oreski, Mark Khenkin, Carolin Ulbrich, Robby Peibst, Joshua S. Stein, Marc Köntges
Abstract: Perovskite solar cells have shown a strong increase in efficiency over the last 15 years. With a record power conversion efficiency on small area above 34%, perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells already exceed the efficiency limit of silicon solar cells and their efficiency is expected to increase further. While predicted to take large markets shares in a few years thanks to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost potential, perovskite/silicon tandem devices are not yet sufficiently reliable, which brings into question the commercial viability of this new technology. This review provides an extensive summary of degradation mechanisms occurring in perovskite solar cells and modules. In particular, instabilities triggered by the presence and generation of mobile ions in the perovskite absorber and/or by extrinsic stress factors are discussed in detail. In addition, mitigation strategies developed so far to improve the reliability of the technology are also presented.
Organisation(s): Institute of Electronic Materials and Devices
External Organisation(s): Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH)
Swift Solar Inc.
CSEM SA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
TotalEnergies
Colorado School of Mines (CSM)
Los Alamos National Laboratory
University of Leoben
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB)
Sandia National Laboratories NM
Type: Review article
Journal: Energy and Environmental Science
Volume: 17
Pages: 7566-7599
No. of pages: 34
ISSN: 1754-5692
Publication date: 02.08.2024
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Pollution
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee01898b (Access: Open)

BibTeX

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title = "Stability and reliability of perovskite containing solar cells and modules: degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies",
abstract = "Perovskite solar cells have shown a strong increase in efficiency over the last 15 years. With a record power conversion efficiency on small area above 34%, perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells already exceed the efficiency limit of silicon solar cells and their efficiency is expected to increase further. While predicted to take large markets shares in a few years thanks to their high efficiency and low manufacturing cost potential, perovskite/silicon tandem devices are not yet sufficiently reliable, which brings into question the commercial viability of this new technology. This review provides an extensive summary of degradation mechanisms occurring in perovskite solar cells and modules. In particular, instabilities triggered by the presence and generation of mobile ions in the perovskite absorber and/or by extrinsic stress factors are discussed in detail. In addition, mitigation strategies developed so far to improve the reliability of the technology are also presented.",
author = "Sara Baumann and Eperon, {Giles E.} and Alessandro Virtuani and Quentin Jeangros and Kern, {Dana B.} and Dounya Barrit and Jackson Schall and Wanyi Nie and Gernot Oreski and Mark Khenkin and Carolin Ulbrich and Robby Peibst and Stein, {Joshua S.} and Marc K{\"o}ntges",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2024",
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doi = "10.1039/d4ee01898b",
language = "English",
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journal = "Energy and Environmental Science",
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publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
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