Techno-economic analysis of roll-to-roll production of perovskite modules using radiation thermal processes

Recent Development and Directions in Printed Perovskite Solar Cells

“…As a result, the PCE achieved by spin coating and gravure printing are 23.5% and 19.1%, respectively. [ 48 ] The team later achieved PCE of 16% [ 49 ] using 100‐m roll‐and‐roll‐to‐roll gravure printing and 13% [ 50 ] using Spiro‐OMeTAD and P3HT as HTL respectively,. In another work, MAPbI 3 was formed by a gravure method followed by an antisolvent bath and also Spiro‐OMeTAD was successfully printed as HTL on the perovskite layer.…”

Photonically Cured Solution-Processed SnO2 Thin Films for High-Efficiency and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells and Minimodules

“…However, the feasibility of the lowered manufacturing cost can only be realized if the production throughput is optimized for the process, which is otherwise relatively unsophisticated, be it sheet-to-sheet (s2s) or roll-to-roll (r2r). 9 The advantages of the r2r over the s2s are twofold: higher throughput and choice of the plastic substrate, but with a caveat as the polymeric substrates are highly temperature-sensitive. Although the lowtemperature processes for hybrid perovskite materials can possibly be well realized by now, 10−12 in a similar context, deposition of metal oxides is far more technologically challenging 13 due to the high formation energy.…”

“…Although the process is technologically challenging in comparison to the conventional equilibrium heating process, it has a far-fetched economical advantage, as reported by Martin et al from the techno-economic perspective. 9 In the context of perovskite solar cells, the challenge is twofold: (a) ambient processing of device-compatible perovskite materials where solution chemistry plays a vital role, but technologically it is less challenging due to the lower formation energy and higher absorptivity of the precursor solution; and (b) deposition of the metal oxide thin films where the formation energy is significantly higher. However, a common yet understated factor in both of these materials' development is the control over defect density, which plays a significant role in terms of both obtaining a higher efficiency and better operational stability.…”

“…The overall improvement is often credited to a well-orchestrated evolution of materials and methods. , Bearing in mind recent developments in device stability, , the solution-processable perovskite technology is now set to be explored to comprehend the viability of low-cost photovoltaics. However, the feasibility of the lowered manufacturing cost can only be realized if the production throughput is optimized for the process, which is otherwise relatively unsophisticated, be it sheet-to-sheet (s2s) or roll-to-roll (r2r) . The advantages of the r2r over the s2s are twofold: higher throughput and choice of the plastic substrate, but with a caveat as the polymeric substrates are highly temperature-sensitive.…”

Rapid scalable fabrication of roll-to-roll slot-die coated flexible perovskite solar cells using intense pulse light annealing

“…Methods that can decrease the dwell times for these operations can further improve the economics of PSCs. 25 Radiative thermal processes, such as NIR-ash annealing, rapid thermal annealing, and intense pulsed light (IPL), exhibit promising abilities to reduce dwell times. [26][27][28] In particular, IPL can reduce the dwell times from minutes to less than one second and can be implemented in-line with other roll-to-roll processes.…”