echemi logo
Product
  • Product
  • Supplier
  • Inquiry
    Home > Chemicals Industry > Chemical Technology > Switzerland develops perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of more than 20%.

    Switzerland develops perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of more than 20%.

    • Last Update: 2022-11-21
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
    Search more information of high quality chemicals, good prices and reliable suppliers, visit www.echemi.com

    On June 9, 2016, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) announced that it has trial-produced a perovskite solar cell with a unit size of SD card by combining a coating process and a simple vacuum process, with a unit conversion efficiency of more than 20%.

    The results have been published in the academic journal Science
    .

    The perovskite solar cell with the highest unit conversion efficiency is a unit developed by the Korea Chemical Research Institute (KRICT) and Ulsan University of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea, with an efficiency of 22.
    1%, but the cell area is very small, only 0.
    1cm2
    .
    This is the first time that a unit conversion efficiency
    of more than 20% has been achieved with a large cell size (SD card size).

    The team that developed the unit is the research group
    of Michael Graetzel, a professor of physical chemistry at the EPFL Photonics and Interface Laboratory, known for developing dye-sensitized solar cells.
    Gretzel et al.
    first applied perovskite ink as an absorbent layer to a glass substrate using spin-coating technology (YouTube video
    ).
    Then a process called "vacuum flash" is used, in which the ink is crystallized
    while vacuuming.
    According to EPFL, this method can remove excess components and promote the formation of seed crystals, thereby achieving crystallization
    .
    In the end, high-quality perovskite crystals
    were successfully obtained.

    It also aims to achieve a conversion efficiency of more than 30%.

    Gretzel predicts that by using a tandem structure of perovskite solar cells combined with existing silicon solar cells, the conversion efficiency can reach more than
    30%.
    According to him, the theoretical efficiency of such solar cells is as high as 44%.

    On June 9, 2016, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) announced that it has trial-produced a perovskite solar cell with a unit size of SD card by combining a coating process and a simple vacuum process, with a unit conversion efficiency of more than 20%.

    The results have been published in the academic journal Science
    .

    Perovskite solar cells

    The perovskite solar cell with the highest unit conversion efficiency is a unit developed by the Korea Chemical Research Institute (KRICT) and Ulsan University of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea, with an efficiency of 22.
    1%, but the cell area is very small, only 0.
    1cm2
    .
    This is the first time that a unit conversion efficiency
    of more than 20% has been achieved with a large cell size (SD card size).

    The team that developed the unit is the research group
    of Michael Graetzel, a professor of physical chemistry at the EPFL Photonics and Interface Laboratory, known for developing dye-sensitized solar cells.
    Gretzel et al.
    first applied perovskite ink as an absorbent layer to a glass substrate using spin-coating technology (YouTube video
    ).
    Then a process called "vacuum flash" is used, in which the ink is crystallized
    while vacuuming.
    According to EPFL, this method can remove excess components and promote the formation of seed crystals, thereby achieving crystallization
    .
    In the end, high-quality perovskite crystals
    were successfully obtained.

    It also aims to achieve a conversion efficiency of more than 30%.

    It also aims to achieve a conversion efficiency of more than 30%.

    Gretzel predicts that by using a tandem structure of perovskite solar cells combined with existing silicon solar cells, the conversion efficiency can reach more than
    30%.
    According to him, the theoretical efficiency of such solar cells is as high as 44%.

    This article is an English version of an article which is originally in the Chinese language on echemi.com and is provided for information purposes only. This website makes no representation or warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness ownership or reliability of the article or any translations thereof. If you have any concerns or complaints relating to the article, please send an email, providing a detailed description of the concern or complaint, to service@echemi.com. A staff member will contact you within 5 working days. Once verified, infringing content will be removed immediately.

    Contact Us

    The source of this page with content of products and services is from Internet, which doesn't represent ECHEMI's opinion. If you have any queries, please write to service@echemi.com. It will be replied within 5 days.

    Moreover, if you find any instances of plagiarism from the page, please send email to service@echemi.com with relevant evidence.