Issue 5, 2024

Vapor phase deposition of perovskite photovoltaics: short track to commercialization?

Abstract

While perovskite-based photovoltaics (PV) is progressing toward commercialization, it remains an open question which fabrication technology – solution-based, vapor-based, or combinations – will pave the way to faster economic breakthrough. The vast majority of research studies make use of solution-processed perovskite thin films, which benefit from a rapid optimization feedback and inexpensive to procure tools in modern research laboratories, but vapor phase deposition processes dominate today's established thin-film manufacturing. As research and development of vapor phase processed perovskite thin films are still strongly underrepresented in literature, their full potential is yet to be identified. In this collaborative perspective of academic influenced by industrial views, we convey a balanced viewpoint on the prospects of vapor-based processing of perovskite PV at an industrial scale. Our perspective highlights the conceptual advantages of vapor phase deposition, discusses the most crucial process parameters in a technology assessment, contains an overview about relevant global industry clusters, and provides an outlook on the commercialization perspectives of the perovskite technology in general.

Graphical abstract: Vapor phase deposition of perovskite photovoltaics: short track to commercialization?

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Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
27 sep. 2023
Accepted
02 jan. 2024
First published
23 jan. 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024,17, 1645-1663

Vapor phase deposition of perovskite photovoltaics: short track to commercialization?

T. Abzieher, D. T. Moore, M. Roß, S. Albrecht, J. Silvia, H. Tan, Q. Jeangros, C. Ballif, M. T. Hoerantner, B. Kim, H. J. Bolink, P. Pistor, J. C. Goldschmidt, Y. Chiang, S. D. Stranks, J. Borchert, M. D. McGehee, M. Morales-Masis, J. B. Patel, A. Bruno and U. W. Paetzold, Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17, 1645 DOI: 10.1039/D3EE03273F

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