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Scalable fabrication and coating methods for perovskite solar cells and solar modules

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Park, Nam-Gyu, Zhu, Kai·2020·Nature Reviews Materials
DOI 10.1038/s41578-019-0176-2
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  • Encapsulation is still required in harsh environments like the sea, and challenges such as solar cell module integration, volume reduction, and flexibility remain to be addressed.

    “However, encapsulation is still required in harsh environments like the sea, and challenges such as solar cell module integration, volume reduction, and flexibility remain to be addressed.[157,196]”

    From Advances in Blue Energy Fuels: Harvesting Energy from Ocean for Self‐Powered Electrolysis (2025) · cites this paper as [157]

    Sections 5.4–5.5 describe module-development challenges and say encapsulation is important for stability under outdoor stresses. Section 5.2 discusses a fabrication difficulty with flexible substrates, but also reports a flexible module. The cited passages do not address marine conditions or volume reduction, so those specifics are unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Park, N.-G., & Zhu, K.
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  • Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
  • National Laboratory of the Rockies (US)
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  • Park, Nam-Gyu
  • Zhu, Kai
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Venue
Nature Reviews Materials
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-02-19
Volume
5
Issue
5
Pages
333-350
ISSN
2058-8437 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41578-019-0176-2
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W3007099258
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
Keywords
perovskite solar cells, perovskite solar modules, large-area coating, scalable fabrication, perovskite thin films, power conversion efficiency, device stability

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