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Proof-of-concept for facile perovskite solar cell recycling

Kadro, Jeannette M.  
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Pellet, Norman  
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Giordano, Fabrizio  
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2016
Energy & Environmental Science

Perovskite solar cells based on CH3NH3PbI3 and related materials have reached impressive efficiencies that, on a lab scale, can compete with established solar cell technologies, at least in short-term observations. Despite frequently voiced concerns about the solubility of the lead salts that make up the absorber material, several life cycle analyses have come to overall positive conclusions regarding the environmental impact of perovskite solar cell (PSC) production. Their particularly short energy payback time (EBPT) in comparison to other established PV technologies makes them truly competitive. Several studies have identified valuable components such as FTO, gold and high temperature processes as the most significant contributors to the environmental impact of PSCs. Considering these findings, we have developed a rapid dismantling process allowing the recovery of all major components, saving raw materials, energy and production time in the fabrication of recycled PSCs. We demonstrate that the performance of PSCs fabricated from recycled substrates can compete with that of devices fabricated from virgin materials.

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DOI
10.1039/C6EE02013E
Web of Science ID

WOS:000386336200021

Author(s)
Kadro, Jeannette M.  
Pellet, Norman  
Giordano, Fabrizio  
Ulianov, Alexey
Müntener, Othmar
Maier, Joachim
Grätzel, Michael
Hagfeldt, Anders  
Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Royal Soc Chemistry

Published in
Energy & Environmental Science
Volume

9

Issue

10

Start page

3172

End page

3179

Subjects

Perovskite PV

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Recycling

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Solar Cells

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October 5, 2016
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