Technical Challenges and Perspectives for the Commercialization of Solution‐Processable Solar Cells
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Abstract
Abstract As the new‐generation photovoltaic technologies, organic solar cells (OSCs) and perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) offer significant advantages over Si‐ and CdTe‐based solar cells, that is, facile low‐temperature solution processability and excellent cost‐performance ratios. At present, OSCs and PVSCs have achieved very high certified power conversion efficiencies of 17.5% and 25.5%, respectively, which have already approached the efficiencies needed for commercial applications. However, there are still several obstacles that need to be overcome before they can be deployed as new‐generation of printable photovoltaic technologies. More efforts also need to be devoted to finding applicable methods for manufacturing highly efficient, large‐area devices and improving their long‐term operational stability. Thus, this article provides a comprehensive review on the current status and technical challenges for commercializing these two solution‐processable solar cells.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
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Affiliations
Key Laboratory for Material Chemistry of Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 P. R. China
Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Research Center for Green Materials Science and Technology National Taiwan University Taipei 10617 Taiwan
Department of Chemistry City University of Hong Kong Kowloon 999077 Hong Kong SAR
Department of Materials Science and Engineering City University of Hong Kong Kowloon 999077 Hong Kong SAR
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Ministry of Education · Innovation and Technology Fund · Office of Naval Research · Innovation and Technology Commission - Hong Kong · City University of Hong Kong
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