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

Abstract

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

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Northwestern University; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Evanston, USA
  2. Argonne National Laboratory; Center for Nanoscale Materials; Argonne, USA; University of Chicago; Institute for Molecular Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Northwestern University; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1396029
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Energy & Environmental Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Gong, Jian, Darling, Seth B., and You, Fengqi. Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/C5EE00615E.
Gong, Jian, Darling, Seth B., & You, Fengqi. Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5EE00615E
Gong, Jian, Darling, Seth B., and You, Fengqi. 2015. "Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5EE00615E.
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title = {Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment of energy and environmental impacts},
author = {Gong, Jian and Darling, Seth B. and You, Fengqi},
abstractNote = {Life cycle assessment of perovskite photovoltaics provides comprehensive insights into diverse environmental impacts and possible improvements in manufacturing sustainable devices.},
doi = {10.1039/C5EE00615E},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1396029}, journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
issn = {1754-5692},
number = 7,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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