Solar cells perovskite films made at record low cost and speed

By Bárbara Pinho2020-12-15T09:30:00

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‘First industrially relevant attempt’ to scale up perovskite solar cell manufacturing makes 12 meters of material per minute, with one meter costing only $0.25

A method to make perovskite films for solar panels at record speed and at a cost of only $0.25 (£0.18) per square foot could finally make the technology a commercially viable.