IPL-Annealed Mixed-Cation Perovskites with Robust Coating Window toward Scalable Manufacturing of Commercial Perovskite Solar Cells

Blake Martin, Sashil Chapagain, Peter Armstrong, Craig Grapperhaus, Matthew Reese, Thad Druffel

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Abstract

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a promising alternative solar technology, but the technical challenges of (1) stability/durability, (2) efficiency at scale, and (3) manufacturability must be overcome to achieve widespread PSC commercialization. The challenge of balancing solution ink formulation and scalable manufacturing is often overlooked in the literature, where focus is on adopting inks from processes that will not scale. In this study, we apply a classical roll-to-roll manufacturing perspective, utilizing both compositional engineering and intense pulsed light (IPL) annealing, to develop a mixed-cation perovskite ink with a robust coating window that simultaneously solve issues of stability and manufacturability for PSCs. Our method resulted in blade-coated, flexible, mixed-cation PSCs on ITO-PET substrates with a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) efficiency of 16.7% using IPL annealing of the absorber layer and, to our knowledge, is one of the fastest processing methods for the perovskite layer. This overall reduction in processing time with a stable ink represents an advance toward the scaled production of perovskite solar cells on flexible substrates.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)5207-5216
Number of pages10
JournalACS Applied Energy Materials
Volume6
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-5K00-85317

Keywords

  • flexible perovskite solar cells
  • intense pulsed light annealing
  • mixed-cation perovskite solar cells
  • scalable manufacturing
  • solvent engineering

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