Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE| Duration: | September 2014 - April 2018 |
| Contracting Authority/ Sponsors: | German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the framework of the 6th Energy Research Program |
| Project Partners: | Physics Department of the University of Constance, Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry I of Bayreut University, Institute of Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry and Chair for Solid State Chemistry at Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Thieme GmbH & Co. KG, Belectric OPV GmbH |
| Website: | www.fona.de/mediathek/pdf/projekte/materialforschung/VS_mesopin_bf.pdf |
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Meso-PIN – Highly Efficient Printed (> 17 %) Perovskite Solar Cells
Scanning electron microscope image of the cross-section of a Perovskite solar cell on glass.
The extension of renewable energies is a central pillar of the energy transformation. For this, Photovoltaics can be of decisive importance. Thus, materials and concepts have to be developed that enable resource-saving in photovoltaics. Since a few years only, researchers have been producing solar cells from Perovskite crystals. The “MesoPin” research project coordinated by Fraunhofer ISE is planning to advance the concept of the Perovskite solar cell further. Besides other solar cell technologies, it could be another energy source for mobile and stationary applications. Different production processes are investigated by the research partners. In the first project year, solar degrees of efficiency of up to 16 % were achieved using laboratory cells.