Symposium ES1-Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite materials are currently under the spotlight as promising materials for new generation low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell technology. With merely five years of intensive research, power conversion efficiencies of laboratory-scale cells have rapidly increased to a level that is nearly on par with even the best crystalline silicone solar cells. On the other hand, there is still plenty of room for further improvements. In particular, in the next stage one of the most prominent tasks is to further advance such a technology and to make it amenable to industrialization. For example, rigorous perovskite synthesis processes need be established with minimum batch-to-batch variations. It is necessary to advance our capability to fabricate large-area modules. A major issue related to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells is the use of lead, the potential environmental impact of which need be thoroughly investigated. Because perovskite materials are susceptible to degradation upon air exposure, encapsulation is a must for long-term stability. Detailed realistic cost analysis is urgently needed in evaluating various fabrication processes taking into account cost-effectiveness in a mass production scenario. Various coating techniques with high throughput fabrication potential have been reported, and are likely the promising cost-efficient candidate fabrication methods. In parallel, continuing strong efforts are needed to address fundamental aspects of perovskite materials and solar cells.

The goal of this symposium is to gather scientists and engineers to discuss recent progresses, challenges, and future directions for perovskite solar cells. Invited leaders in this field will provide insights on the current status regarding technological aspects as well as the critical topics such as hysteresis, ion migration, toxicity, device stability under operation conditions, and so on.

Topics will include:

Cost analysis and commercial opportunities
Large-area perovskite solar cells and modules
Flexible perovskite solar cells
Surfaces and interfaces of perovskite materials and devices
Rational design of perovskite materials and solar cells
Novel perovskite synthesis processes with high reproducibility
Degradation mechanisms of perovskite solar cells and strategies to improve cell lifetime
Assessment of toxicity of Pb based perovskites and development of alternatives
Utilization of coating techniques and vapor-based methods in high-throughput fabrication of perovskite solar cells
Applications of perovskite and alike beyond photovoltaics, e.g. lasers and light-emitting diodes
Device physics and photophysics in perovskite based optoelectronic devices

Invited Speakers:

ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _0 (University of Valencia, Spain)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _1 (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _2 (Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd, United Kingdom)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _3 (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _4 (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _5 (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _6 (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _7 (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _8 (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _9 (University of Notre Dame, USA)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _10 (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _11 (Florida State University, USA)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _12 (Dalian University of Technology, China)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _13 (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _14 (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _15 (Toin University of Yokohama, Japan)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _16 (Universitat Jaume I, Spain)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _17 (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Japan)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _18 (Brown University, USA)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _19 (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _20 (Nanjing Tech University, China)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _21 (University of Toledo, USA)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _22 (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _23 (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
ES1_Perovskite Solar Cells—Towards Commercialization _24 (Peking University, China)