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China-based perovskite photovoltaic module developer, UtmoLight, recently launched its new integrated solutions, named Utmorigin that reportedly enable large-area preparation, high efficiency and high stability of perovskite solar cells and include three novel techniques.

During the press conference held for the launch, UtmoLight signed strategic cooperation agreements with partners including SVOLT, an emerging lithium batteries company, FTXT which specializes in hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology, and Greatwall Estate. Together they will explore the application of perovskite solar technology in hydrogen production, energy storage, green construction and more.

Researchers at Imperial college London and the University of Bath have found the mechanism that causes perovskite-based solar cells to break down, and suggested a potential solution.

Versions of perovskite solar cells that use tin instead of lead tend to degrade quickly. Now, the researchers at Imperial and the University of Bath have shown how these perovskites degrade to tin iodide, which, when exposed to moisture and oxygen, forms iodine. This iodine then helps form more tin iodide, causing cyclic degradation.

Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a theory that may explain the origins of perovskite solar cells' thermal stability.

The research group's analysis was focused on five types of halide compounds combining both bromide and iodide. “This combination works particularly well because it allows for the ‘tuning’ of the bandgap, or the minimum amount of photon energy needed to generate electricity in the material,” they said, adding that this solution is ideal when perovskite PV devices are used in tandem solar cells.

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