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Title: Perspectives for sustainability analysis of scalable perovskite photovoltaics

Journal Article · · Energy & Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4EE03956D · OSTI ID:2475208
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  1. Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK
  3. Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
  4. Center for Life Cycle Analysis, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, California Nano Systems Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  6. Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA, Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA

We propose a multi-scale analytics and modeling framework to fill the gap in integrating circular solar economy principles with ecosystem and climate commitments, enabling a holistic sustainability analysis of perovskite PVs.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0025281
OSTI ID:
2475208
Journal Information:
Energy & Environmental Science, Journal Name: Energy & Environmental Science; ISSN 1754-5692; ISSN EESNBY
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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