Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts

Gong, Jian; Darling, Seth B.; You, Fengqi

doi:10.1039/C5EE00615E

Title: Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5EE00615E· OSTI ID:1396029

Gong, Jian ^[1]; Darling, Seth B. ^[2]; You, Fengqi ^[1]

Northwestern University; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Evanston, USA
Argonne National Laboratory; Center for Nanoscale Materials; Argonne, USA; University of Chicago; Institute for Molecular Engineering

Life cycle assessment of perovskite photovoltaics provides comprehensive insights into diverse environmental impacts and possible improvements in manufacturing sustainable devices.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Northwestern University; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1396029

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 8, Issue 7; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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