Rapid Open-Air Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Modules

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

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2020.11.001

Rapid Open-Air Fabrication of Perovskite Solar Modules

Journal Article · Wed Nov 25 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Joule

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2020.11.001· OSTI ID:1765340

Rolston, Nicholas ^[1]; Scheideler, William J. ^[2]; Flick, Austin C. ^[2]; Chen, Justin P. ^[2]; Elmaraghi, Hannah ^[2]; Sleugh, Andrew ^[2]; Zhao, Oliver ^[2]; Woodhouse, Michael ^[3]; Dauskardt, Reinhold H. ^[2]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Stanford University
Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

We report on the open-air fabrication of perovskite solar modules with key advances including scalable large-area spray deposition, new monolithic integration scribing techniques, advanced photoluminescence characterization, and reproducible high-throughput manufacturability. Perovskite deposition with linear speeds of 12 m/min without a post-anneal are demonstrated with improved device performance, luminescent yield and >10X carrier lifetimes. Manufacturability using monolithic integration of series-connected modules is accomplished with a new indirect fiber laser ablation scribing method. A stable cell and module power output of 18.0% and 15.5%, respectively, was achieved with a subcell V_oc > 1.06V. A comprehensive supporting technoeconomic analysis details the entire in-line manufacturing process from the glass substrate to the junction box of the encapsulated module. Here, the module manufacturing cost, balance of system costs and levelized cost of energy for a range of module efficiencies and lifetimes provides insights for the necessary tool speeds, efficiencies, and lifetimes for utility-scale energy generation.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0008559

OSTI ID:: 1765340

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1814030
OSTI ID: 1769861

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--6A20-77230

Journal Information:: Joule, Journal Name: Joule Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 4; ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier - Cell PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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