IPL-Annealed Mixed-Cation Perovskites with Robust Coating Window toward Scalable Manufacturing of Commercial Perovskite Solar Cells

Martin, Blake; Chapagain, Sashil; Armstrong, Peter; Grapperhaus, Craig A.; Reese, Matthew O.; Druffel, Thad

doi:10.1021/acsaem.3c00134

IPL-Annealed Mixed-Cation Perovskites with Robust Coating Window toward Scalable Manufacturing of Commercial Perovskite Solar Cells

Journal Article · Mon May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00134· OSTI ID:1975235

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University of Louisville, KY (United States); University of Louisville
University of Louisville, KY (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a promising alternative solar technology, but the technical challenges of (1) stability/durability, (2) efficiency at scale, and (3) manufacturability must be overcome to achieve widespread PSC commercialization. The challenge of balancing solution ink formulation and scalable manufacturing is often overlooked in the literature, where focus is on adopting inks from processes that will not scale. In this study, we apply a classical roll-to-roll manufacturing perspective, utilizing both compositional engineering and intense pulsed light (IPL) annealing, to develop a mixed-cation perovskite ink with a robust coating window that simultaneously solve issues of stability and manufacturability for PSCs. Our method resulted in blade-coated, flexible, mixed-cation PSCs on ITO-PET substrates with a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) efficiency of 16.7% using IPL annealing of the absorber layer, and to our knowledge, is one of the fastest processing methods for the perovskite layer. Furthermore, this overall reduction in processing time with a stable ink represents an advance towards the scaled production of perovskite solar cells on flexible substrates.

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Research Organization:: University of Louisville, KY (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0008752

OSTI ID:: 1975235

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1984218

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 6; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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