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Pure perovskites in play

Companies working to bring perovskite cell technology to commercial viability face a dilemma: Should perovskites complement their silicon-based rivals or compete head-on with the dominant cell technology? For one U.S. perovskite developer, it believes the technology must find a space of its own, reports David Wagman, senior editor of pv magazine USA.

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David Wagman

04 May 2021

Swift Solar deploys perovskite PV in metal halide perovskite solar cells to make tandem cells. | Image: Swift Solar

A key question not only for firms that are working to make perovskites commercially viable, but also for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is whether the potentially disruptive PV technology should go head to head with crystalline silicon solar, or find its own place in the solar market. The DOE’s interest is somewhat …

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