A critical review of the circular economy for lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic modules–status, challenges, and opportunities

GA Heath, D Ravikumar, B Hansen… - Journal of the Air & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
To meet net-zero emissions and cost targets for power production, recent analysis indicates
that photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the United States could exceed 1 TW by 2050 alongside …

Improving intrinsic stability for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

T Xu, Y Chen, Q Chen - Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 2023 - Springer
Monolithic hybrid halide perovskite/crystalline silicon (c-Si) tandem solar cells have
demonstrated their great potential to surpass the theoretical efficiency limit of single-junction …

Potential induced degradation in c-Si glass-glass modules after extended damp heat stress

F ibne Mahmood, A Kumar, M Afridi, G TamizhMani - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Traditional Glass-Backsheet (GB) photovoltaic (PV) modules have been the
industry standard for a long time, but the Glass-Glass (GG) modules are quickly rising in …

Multiscale characterization of photovoltaic modules—Case studies of contact and interconnect degradation

N Iqbal, DJ Colvin, AJ Curran, F Li… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current popularity of photovoltaic (PV) systems is due in large part to their exceptional
reliability and significantly lower cost than other energy sources. Studying cell and module …

Lower levelized cost of Energy Achievement of silicon heterojunction solar modules with low water vapor transmission rate encapsulants

Y Bai, Y Zhao, J Li, H Chen, A Lambertz… - Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The damp‐heat (DH) degradation of silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar modules leads to
severe power loss, necessitating superior‐quality encapsulation materials. Herein, it is …

Differences in printed contacts lead to susceptibility of silicon cells to series resistance degradation

EA Gaulding, JS Mangum, SW Johnston… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this case study, we investigate a degradation mode occurring at the cell level in fielded
multi-Si modules. The modules exhibit a mix of affected and unaffected cells. Affected cells …

Screen-Printable Cu–Ag Core–Shell Nanoparticle Paste for Reduced Silver Usage in Solar Cells: Particle Design, Paste Formulation, and Process Optimization

M Deng, V Subramanian - ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Copper–silver (Cu–Ag) core–shell nanoparticles are promising for replacing the silver
particles and flakes used in printed conductors in current solar cells since they deliver good …

Environmental and circular economy implications of solar energy in a decarbonized US grid

G Heath, D Ravikumar, S Ovaitt, L Walston, T Curtis… - 2022 - osti.gov
This report addresses environmental and circular economy (CE) considerations related to
solar technologies via novel analysis of the three Solar Futures core scenarios as well as …

Refined nickel nucleation and plated metal adhesion induced by pulsed light-induced plating on picosecond laser-ablated silicon solar cells

X Shen, PC Hsiao, Z Wang, B Phua, S Lim… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study reports the impact of pulsed Ni light-induced plating (LIP), compared to the
commonly used galvanostatic Ni LIP, on the initial Ni nucleation and subsequently plated …

Glass vs. backsheet: deconvoluting the role of moisture in power loss in silicon photovoltaics with correlated imaging during accelerated testing

RE Kumar, G Von Gastrow, N Theut… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Moisture ingress is an established issue for photovoltaic module durability. Durability studies
that probe moisture effects typically evaluate performance losses at the module level …