Screening Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Modules for Premature Field Failures

Irvin, Nicholas P.; McDanold, Byron; Schall, Jackson; Parker, Joshua; Terwilliger, Kent; Arnold, Rachael; Uličná, Sona; Shi, Xiaoqiang; Fei, Chengbin; Zhang, Xinwen; Saeed, Muhammad Mohsin; Luther, Joseph M.; Song, Zhaoning; Yan, Yanfa; Huang, Jinsong; Deceglie, Michael G.; Kern, Dana B.; Silverman, Timothy J.; Berry, Joseph J.; Schelhas, Laura T.; Owen-Bellini, Michael

doi:10.1103/g39z-lscx

Screening Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Modules for Premature Field Failures

Journal Article · Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · PRX Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/g39z-lscx· OSTI ID:3014886

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
University of Toledo, OH (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Developing metal halide perovskite (MHP) photovoltaic (PV) devices into reliable large-area solar modules could accelerate global solar energy deployment. Many MHP devices are susceptible to degradation under light and elevated temperature (LT). Published research on LT testing is limited at the module level, and LT testing has not yet been developed for qualification testing of commercial PV products. This report assesses whether results of LT testing at moderately elevated temperatures correlate with those of field-tested modules from the same batch. Six batches of samples from four manufacturers are assessed. It is shown that modules with a robust package that can maintain over 80% of their peak efficiency during LT testing at 55 °C for 100 h are more likely to retain over 80% of their peak efficiency during outdoor operation for 10 weeks. This finding is a step towards developing a validated test protocol that could be incorporated into a qualification standard for the commercialization of MHP PV technologies.

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Research Organization:: National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR), Golden, CO (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

Other Award/Contract Number:: 38050
52976

OSTI ID:: 3014886

Report Number(s):: NLR/JA--5K00-94568

Journal Information:: PRX Energy, Journal Name: PRX Energy Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 4; ISSN 2768-5608

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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