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Perovskite Photovoltaics

Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation

Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation examines the emergence of perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenges and opportunities, and how to ac… Read more

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Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation examines the emergence of perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenges and opportunities, and how to achieve broader development. Consolidating developments in perovskite photovoltaics, including recent progress solar cells, this text also highlights advances and the research necessary for sustaining energy. Addressing different photovoltaics fields with tailored content for what makes perovskite solar cells suitable, and including commercialization examples of large-scale perovskite solar technology. The book also contains a detailed analysis of the implementation and economic viability of perovskite solar cells, highlighting what photovoltaic devices need to be generated by low cost, non-toxic, earth abundant materials using environmentally scalable processes.

This book is a valuable resource engineers, scientists and researchers, and all those who wish to broaden their knowledge on flexible perovskite solar cells.

Key features

  • Includes contributions by leading solar cell academics, industrialists, researchers and institutions across the globe
  • Addresses different photovoltaics fields with tailored content for what makes perovskite solar cells different
  • Provides commercialization examples of large-scale perovskite solar technology, giving users detailed analysis on the implementation, technical challenges and economic viability of perovskite solar cells

Readership

R&D researchers, PhD students and technical persons in renewable energy, on particular on solar photovoltaics in advanced levels and scientific knowledge

Table of contents

1. Introduction: why perovskites and perovskite solar cells?

2. Organo –metal lead halide perovskite

3. Evolution of perovskite solar cells

4. Perovskite solar cell architectures

5. Optical bandgap positions and engineering of perovskites

6. Properties in hybrid perovskites

7. Ion migration in hybrid perovskites

8. Low dimensional perovskite

9. Lifetime of perovskite solar cells

10. Hole conductor free perovskite solar cells

11. Flexible perovskite solar cells

12. Commercialisation of large-scale perovskite solar energy technology and scaling up issues

13. Perovskite photovoltaics: life-cycle assessment

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About the editors

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Aparna Thankappan

Dr. Aparna Thankappan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Baselius College, Kerala, India. She completed her PhD in Photonics in 2015 at Cochin University of Science and Technology, before working on a project on ZnO nanostructures for solar cell applications at the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, from 2015 to 2017. She has published numerous articles and edited books in the area of advanced materials.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Baselius College, Kerala, India

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Sabu Thomas

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers in polymer science and nanotechnology. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering and was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers.

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

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