6. Why perovskite as a solar cell absorber?
• Fabrication cost
• High open circuit voltage
• High carrier diffusion length
• High optical absorption coefficient
• Comparable efficiency to Si based solar cells
• Low temperature solution based fabrication method
10. SEM top view images of PbI2 films (a) without solvent treatment, (b) with isopropanol treatment, (c) with
chlorobenzene treatment, (d) with ethanol treatment, and corresponding CH3NH3PbI3 films.
What if we do not solvent treat PbI3?
20. What is next?
• Increasing efficiency By understanding their material properties and
optimal cell Designs
• Increasing air and temperature stability
• Replacing toxic Pb with a greener element
21. Solar parks in India
Santanpur, Charanka Solar Park, Gujarat (1637 MW) Kamuthi Solar Power Project, Tamil Nadu (648MW)
22. Solar park Location Capacity (MW)
Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park Pokhran, Rajsthan 40
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh 750
Bhadla Solar Park Bhadla, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan 1515
Pavagada Solar Park Pavagada, Tumkur district,
Karnataka
1400
Dichpally Solar farm Dichpally, Nizamabad district ,
Telangana
143
India's solar installed capacity reached 30.071 GW as of 31 July 2019.
Telangana ranks second (3400 MW) when it comes to solar energy generation capacity in India, Karnataka being
the largest solar power producing state (5328 MW).
23. References
• Snaith, H.J., 2012. The perils of solar cell efficiency measurements. Nature
Photonics, 6(6), p.337.
• Niu, G., Guo, X. and Wang, L., 2015. Review of recent progress in chemical
stability of perovskite solar cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(17),
pp.8970-8980.
• Snaith, H.J., 2018. The path to perovskite on silicon PV.
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in photovoltaics. ACS Energy Letters, 2(4), pp.822-830.
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meso-superstructured to thin-film perovskite solar cells. Energy & Environmental
Science, 6(6), pp.1739-1743.
• Wikipedia. Perovskite solar cells, solar cells, solar parks in India.
• YouTube videos on Si solar panels and perovskite solar panels.