The first demonstration of entirely roll-to-roll fabricated perovskite solar cell modules under ambient room conditions

Hasitha C. Weerasinghe, Nasiruddin Macadam, Jueng-Eun Kim, Luke J. Sutherland, Dechan Angmo, Leonard W. T. Ng, Andrew D. Scully, Fiona Glenn, Regine Chantler, Nathan L. Chang, Mohammad Dehghanimadvar, Lei Shi, Anita W. Y. Ho-Baillie, Renate Egan, Anthony S. R. Chesman, Mei Gao, Jacek J. Jasieniak (), Tawfique Hasan () and Doojin Vak ()
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Hasitha C. Weerasinghe: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Nasiruddin Macadam: University of Cambridge
Jueng-Eun Kim: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Luke J. Sutherland: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Dechan Angmo: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Leonard W. T. Ng: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Andrew D. Scully: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Fiona Glenn: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Regine Chantler: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Nathan L. Chang: University of New South Wales
Mohammad Dehghanimadvar: University of New South Wales
Lei Shi: University of New South Wales
Anita W. Y. Ho-Baillie: University of New South Wales
Renate Egan: University of New South Wales
Anthony S. R. Chesman: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Mei Gao: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing
Jacek J. Jasieniak: Monash University
Tawfique Hasan: University of Cambridge
Doojin Vak: Flexible Electronics Laboratory, CSIRO Manufacturing

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Abstract The rapid development of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells has resulted in laboratory-scale devices having power conversion efficiencies that are competitive with commercialised technologies. However, hybrid perovskite solar cells are yet to make an impact beyond the research community, with translation to large-area devices fabricated by industry-relevant manufacturing methods remaining a critical challenge. Here we report the first demonstration of hybrid perovskite solar cell modules, comprising serially-interconnected cells, produced entirely using industrial roll-to-roll printing tools under ambient room conditions. As part of this development, costly vacuum-deposited metal electrodes are replaced with printed carbon electrodes. A high-throughput experiment involving the analysis of batches of 1600 cells produced using 20 parameter combinations enabled rapid optimisation over a large parameter space. The optimised roll-to-roll fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells show power conversion efficiencies of up to 15.5% for individual small-area cells and 11.0% for serially-interconnected cells in large-area modules. Based on the devices produced in this work, a cost of ~0.7 USD W−1 is predicted for a production rate of 1,000,000 m² per year in Australia, with potential for further significant cost reductions.

Date: 2024
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