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Circular economy for perovskite solar cells – drivers, progress and challenges

Rhys G. Charles Orcid Logo, Alex Doolin Orcid Logo, Rodrigo García-Rodríguez Orcid Logo, Karen Valadez Villalobos Orcid Logo, Matthew Davies Orcid Logo

Energy & Environmental Science

Swansea University Authors: Rhys G. Charles Orcid Logo, Matthew Davies Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/d3ee00841j

Abstract

Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) technology on the cusp of commercialisation, promising to deliver the lowest cost solar energy to date (<32 $ per MW h). Owing to the required scale of PV deployment to mitigate climate change, potential limits to d...

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Published in: Energy & Environmental Science
ISSN: 1754-5692 1754-5706
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2023
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63959
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Abstract: Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are an emerging solar photovoltaic (PV) technology on the cusp of commercialisation, promising to deliver the lowest cost solar energy to date (<32 $ per MW h). Owing to the required scale of PV deployment to mitigate climate change, potential limits to deployment due to materials criticality issues, and the necessity to prevent impacts from PV waste, adoption of circular economy is essential for perovskite technologies. Here we examine 3 key themes to inform future development towards commercialisation: legislative and economic drivers for adoption of circular economy by the emerging perovskite PV industry; environmental and future materials supply issues; and current state of research which may enable remanufacturing and recycling strategies to facilitate circular utilisation of key materials in successive product generations.
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work was made possible by support from Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EP/S001336/1) and through the funding of the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre by EPSRC (EP/N020863/1), Innovate UK [920036], and the European Regional Development Fund [c80892] through the Welsh Government. MLD and RC are also grateful for EPSRC funding EP/W019167/1. RGR would like to acknowledge the IMPACT operation which has been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government and Swansea University. MLD is also grateful for the funding from the UKRI Global Challenge Research Fund through the SUNRISE project (EP/P032591/1).

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