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Perovskite Photovoltaics

Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation

  • 2nd Edition - August 29, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Aparna Thankappan, Sabu Thomas, Yuhua Wang
  • Language: English

Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition brings together the latest advances in perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenge… Read more

Description

Perovskite Photovoltaics: Basic to Advanced Concepts and Implementation, Second Edition brings together the latest advances in perovskite photovoltaics, associated challenges and opportunities, and how to achieve further developments. This edition presents new topics and novel areas, including defect engineering, interface engineering, additive engineering, anti-solvents, single crystal perovskite solar cells, inorganic perovskites, optoelectronic characterization, and mathematical modeling of perovskite solar cells. In addition, the book 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 for all those with an interest in perovskite solar cells, photovoltaics, and more broadly solar energy and renewable energy, including researchers, scientists, graduate students, engineers, R&D professionals, and other industry personnel.

Key features

  • Provides detailed coverage of perovskite solar cells for targeted photovoltaics fields and applications
  • Includes commercialization examples of large-scale perovskite solar technology, giving users detailed analysis on implementation, technical challenges, economic viability, and lifecycle
  • Offers a thoroughly updated new edition, covering a range of new and novel topics in perovskite solar cell technology

Readership

Academic: Researchers, scientists, and graduate students with an interest in photovoltaics and solar energy, including across renewable energy, materials science, energy systems, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Industry: Engineers, R&D professionals, and other technical personnel with an interest in photovoltaics, solar energy, and renewable energy

Table of contents

1. Introduction: Why perovskites and perovskite solar cells?

2. Organometal lead halide perovskite

3. Evolution of perovskite solar cells

4. Perovskite solar cell architectures

5. Hybrid inorganic organic perovskites: A low-cost, efficient optoelectronic material

6. Ion migration in hybrid perovskites: Evolving understanding of a dynamic phenomenon

7. Low dimensional perovskites

8. Developing high efficiency perovskite solar cells by defect engineering

9. Interface engineering in perovskite solar cells

10. Additive engineering in perovskite solar cells

11. The role of anti solvents in perovskite solar cells

12. Developments of single crystal perovskite solar cells

13. Optoelectronic characterization of perovskite solar cells

14. Inorganic perovskites

15. Mathematical modelling of perovskite solar cells

16. Fabrication and lifetime of perovskite solar cells

17. Hole-conductor free perovskite solar cells

18. Heterojunction perovskite solar cells

19. Flexible perovskite solar cells

20. Fabrication of semi-transparent perovskite solar cells

21. Commercialization of largescale perovskite solar energy technology and scaling up issues

22. Perovskite photovoltaics: Life cycle assessment

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 29, 2025
  • Language: English

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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Yuhua Wang

Prof. Yuhua Wang is Director of the National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, and Professor at the School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, China. From 2006 to 2012, he was Deputy Dean of the School of Physics Science and Technology at Lanzhou University. His research interests involve the discovery, development, and application of novel functional materials, and he has received numerous research grants and awards. Prof. Wang has published a large number of journal articles, several book chapters, and 21 patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Materials and Energy, Lanzhou University, China.Director of the National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Lanzhou University, China

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