The scalability of highly efficient organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is one of the remaining challenges of solar module manufacturing. Various scalable methods have been explored to strive for uniform...

Perovskite‐Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin‐film tandem technology provides an exciting prospect to achieve low‐cost high‐efficiency photovoltaic devices by high throughput roll‐to‐roll processing on flexible substrates. However, no report on flexible perovskite‐CIGS mini‐modules has been published due to scribing‐related challenges in realizing near‐infrared (NIR)‐transparent perovskite mini‐modules on flexible substrates. Herein, an NIR‐transparent flexible perovskite mini‐module with an efficiency of 10.8% and an NIR‐transparency of over 75% is reported. All‐laser scribed interconnection approach is used to realize monolithic interconnection of mini‐modules on thermally sensitive soft flexible substrate. An analytical method is utilized to optimize the mini‐module layout and achieve a geometric fill factor of over 93%. Further, as a proof of concept, a flexible perovskite‐CIGS tandem mini‐module with an efficiency of 18.4% on an aperture area of 2.03 cm2 is demonstrated. To conclude, pathways for improving the efficiency of flexible NIR‐transparent perovskite mini‐modules are discussed.

The scalability of highly efficient organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is one of the major challenges of solar module manufacturing. Various scalable methods have been explored to strive for uniform perovskite films of high crystal quality on large-area substrates, but each of these methods has individual limitations on the potential of successful commercialization of perovskite photovoltaics. Here, we report a fully scalable hybrid process, which combines vapor-and solution-based techniques to deposit high quality uniform perovskite films on large-area substrates. This two-step process does not use toxic solvents, and it further allows easy implementation of passivation strategies and additives. We fabricate PSCs based on this process and use blade coating to deposit a SnO 2 electron transporting layer and Spiro-OMeTAD hole transporting layer without halogenated solvents in ambient air. The fabricatedPSCs have achieved open-circuit voltage up to 1.16 V and power conversion efficiency of 18.7% with good uniformity on 5 cm  5 cm substrates.

Alumina and zirconia thin films modified with colored nano-FexOy pigments were sintered by the flash-lamp-annealing method. We selected a nano α-Al2O3 and micron α-Al2O3 bimodal mixture as the base precursor material, and we doped it with 5 vol% of FexOy red/brown/black/yellow pigments. The coatings were deposited from nanoparticle dispersions both on glass and on flexible metal foil. The characteristics of the thin films obtained with the use of various additives were compared, including the surface morphologies, optical properties, crystallinities, and structures. Flash lamp annealing was applied with the maximum total energy density of 130 J/cm2 and an overall annealing time of 7 s. Based on the simulated temperature profiles and electron-microscopy results, a maximum annealing temperature of 1850 °C was reached for the red Al2O3: Fe2O3 ceramic film. The results show that red α-Fe2O3 pigments allow for the achievement of maximum layer absorption, which is effective for flash lamp sintering. It was also possible to use the selected red α-Fe2O3 particles for the flash-lamp-assisted sintering of ZrO2 on a 30 µm-thin flexible stainless-steel substrate.

This work aims at extending the understanding of the formation processes of (Cs0.07FA0.93)PbI3 perovskite layers deposited by a two-step vapour method. In a first step, an inorganic CsI/PbI2 precursor stack is deposited by thermal evaporation (TE). A chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is then used to convert the precursor into the perovskite layer by reaction with a chemical vapour of formamidinium iodide (FAI). Here we show how crystallinity and morphology of the TE precursor layer are both influenced not only by the substrate surface properties but also by the thermal treatment in the initial phase of the CVD process. Furthermore, we provide insights on the evolution of perovskite film formation and show how a uniform elemental composition is achieved by the diffusion of cesium through PbI2 during the CVD conversion reaction.

Pyrochlore‐type iron (III) hydroxy fluorides (Pyr‐IHF) are appealing low‐cost stationary energy storage materials due to the virtually unlimited supply of their constituent elements, their high energy densities and fast Li‐ion diffusion. However, the prohibitively high cost of synthesis and cathode architecture currently prevent their commercial use in low‐cost Li‐ion batteries. Herein, we present a facile and cost‐effective dissolution‐precipitation synthesis of Pyr‐IHF from soluble iron (III) fluoride precursors. High capacity retention by synthesized Pyr‐IHF of > 80% after 600 cycles at a high current density of 1 A g‐1 was obtained, without elaborate electrode engineering. Operando synchrotron X‐ray diffraction guided the selective synthesis of Pyr‐IHF such that different water contents could be tested for their effect on the rate capability. Li‐ion diffusion was found to occur in the 3D hexagonal channels of Pyr‐IHF, formed by corner‐sharing FeF6‐x(OH)x octahedra.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved