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2020: The decade of perovskite PV

About 10 years ago, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) made their entry into the world of PV with a power conversion efficiency of 3.8%. Fast forward to 2020, and PSCs are the talk of the town, with a string of impressive laboratory achievements to their name. Global research efforts have shifted toward PSCs as efficiencies keep on getting thrashed on a regular basis. But is it too soon to say that the technology is ready for commercialization?

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pv magazine

06 Apr 2020

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Perovskites offer some very appealing physical and chemical properties that make them ideal materials for solar cell applications. These include broad absorption spectrum, wide bandgap, fast charge separation, high charge-carrier mobilities, long diffusion lengths, low processing cost, flexibility, light weight and semi-transparency. Hence, perovskites have now become the lab champions for “third-generation” photovoltaics.But it is …

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