Cradle to Cradle Recycling of Perovskite Solar Cells

Wu Z, Babayeva G, Zhang J, Sytnyk M, Hauch J, Brabec C, Peters IM (2023)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Conference Proceedings Title: Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Event location: San Juan, PR US

ISBN: 9781665460590

DOI: 10.1109/PVSC48320.2023.10359739

Abstract

Cradle-to-cradle recycling plays an important role in resolving one of the major upcoming challenges for photovoltaics in the energy transition-resource management. As photovoltaic production continues to grow, it absorbs a vast amount of resources. Cradle-to-cradle recycling is essential to keep these resources available perpetually and minimize waste generation. To achieve this, a new design paradigm for solar panels that puts recycling in its center is needed. In this study, we show first results of a perovskite solar cell that was created using such a design paradigm. We created a device with 18.1% efficiency and an architecture that facilitates disassembly of the functional layers. We show that the absorber material, MaPbI3 was used for the test device, can be recycled without causing a loss of solar cell efficiency.

Authors with CRIS profile

Zhenni Wu Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Gülüsüm Babayeva Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Jiyun Zhang Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Mykhailo Sytnyk Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Jens Hauch Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET) Ian Marius Peters Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) (i-MEET)

How to cite

APA:

Wu, Z., Babayeva, G., Zhang, J., Sytnyk, M., Hauch, J., Brabec, C., & Peters, I.M. (2023). Cradle to Cradle Recycling of Perovskite Solar Cells. In Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. San Juan, PR, US: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Wu, Zhenni, et al. "Cradle to Cradle Recycling of Perovskite Solar Cells." Proceedings of the 50th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2023, San Juan, PR Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023.

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