Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation

Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation examines the emergence of perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenges and opportunities, and how to achieve broader development. Consolidating developments in perovskite photovoltaics, including recent progress solar cells, this text also highlights advances and the research necessary for sustaining energy. Addressing different photovoltaics fields with tailored content for what makes perovskite solar cells suitable, and including commercialization examples of large-scale perovskite solar technology. The book also contains a detailed analysis of the implementation and economic viability of perovskite solar cells, highlighting what photovoltaic devices need to be generated by low cost, non-toxic, earth abundant materials using environmentally scalable processes.

This book is a valuable resource engineers, scientists and researchers, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge on flexible perovskite solar cells.

Includes contributions by leading solar cell academics, industrialists, researchers and institutions across the globeAddresses different photovoltaics fields with tailored content for what makes perovskite solar cells differentProvides commercialization examples of large-scale perovskite solar technology, giving users detailed analysis on the implementation, technical challenges and economic viability of perovskite solar cells

1. Introduction: why perovskites and perovskite solar cells? 2. Organo –metal lead halide perovskite 3. Evolution of perovskite solar cells 4. Perovskite solar cell architectures 5. Optical bandgap positions and engineering of perovskites 6. Properties in hybrid perovskites 7. Ion migration in hybrid perovskites 8. Low dimensional perovskite 9. Lifetime of perovskite solar cells 10. Hole conductor free perovskite solar cells 11. Flexible perovskite solar cells 12. Commercialisation of large-scale perovskite solar energy technology and scaling up issues 13. Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment