Progress in Materials Development for Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells and Future Prospects.
The perovskite solar cell (PSC) has emerged as an established technology within a decade, starting its journey from 3.8% to a record efficiency 25.5% Recently flexible perovskite solar cells f PSC) have received a lot of attention from the academic and the industrial community due to its potential for various niche applications like portable electronics, wearable power sources, electronic textiles, large scale industrial roofing etc. f PSCs are lightweight, bendable, can be integrated easily over any surface and are suitable for roll to roll industrial production. This review discusses on the recent materials development of f PSCs based on different flexible substrates: plastic substrates, metal substrates, other flexible substrates and fiber shaped perovskite solar cells. We have focused the device structure, materials selection for each layers, the mechanical flexibility and environmental stability of the f PSC devices. Last but not least the future applications and outlook is also discussed.
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