According to RIA Novosti, experts from Moscow State University of Science and Technology (NUST MISIS) have applied perovskite photoelectric converter semiconductor layer application technology to industrial standards, which will reduce the production cost of solar panels.
According to the researchers, the silicon crystals used to make solar cells are difficult and expensive to manufacture, and they also have serious operational limitations. As an alternative to silicon, perovskite materials are actively researched around the world, and now the efficiency of perovskite solar cells has reached that of commercial silicon cells.
NUST MISIS has been developing perovskite-based solar cells and photodetectors since 2015. The main result of this work is a technique that provides high-stability and high-brightness perovskite layer luminescence suitable for modern industrial deposition standards.
"We demonstrate the formation of a perovskite layer by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). If standard methods are used in combination with mechanochemistry, industrial scale can be ensured. Furthermore, we explain the high stability and performance of inorganic materials. Luminous Properties". said Arthur Ishteev of the University's Future of Solar Energy Laboratory.
The researchers stress that today the CVD method is the industry standard for producing LEDs and solar cells. Now, perovskite technology can be introduced into existing production lines without changing equipment sets.
Ishdeyev noted that now perovskite solar cells and light-emitting diodes will go into mass production, allowing them to be widely used in industry and electronics. Their main advantages are low production costs and high yields.
In the lab, the university researchers turned raw materials into finished products in just five hours, which is the entire production cycle of a perovskite solar cell. The technology is currently patented and ready for mass production, which will compete with silicon solar cells.