TY - JOUR
T1 - Halide Perovskite Solar Cells with Biocompatibility
AU - Debnath, Trishna
AU - Kim, Eun Kyung
AU - Lee, Kwang Geun
AU - Nath, Narayan Chandra Deb
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - Recently, the perovskite solar cell (PSC) has gained increasing attention because of its remarkable surge in power conversion efficiency (PCE), up to 25.2%, over the past several years. Unfortunately, most of the efficient PSCs contain lead (Pb), a toxic metal which is an occupational and environmental hazard. Exposure to Pb is extremely common and can lead to significant detrimental neuropsychological and physical effects in humans. Tin (Sn) is also listed as a hazardous metal and causes issues, similar to those raised by Pb, regarding environment and human health. Moreover, the perovskite itself degrades into hazardous compounds under external stimuli. Solar technology is growing at an exponential speed, and the research into its environmental impacts are, therefore, becoming gradually important. Herein, a comprehensive account of recent literature on the environmental and human health effects of Pb and Sn exposure, and the sources and routes of their toxicities during processing, fabrication, application, degradation, and withdrawal or recycling of halide perovskites and their solar devices is provided. In addition, the future perspectives on nontoxic and stable perovskites for sustainable solar devices are discussed.
AB - Recently, the perovskite solar cell (PSC) has gained increasing attention because of its remarkable surge in power conversion efficiency (PCE), up to 25.2%, over the past several years. Unfortunately, most of the efficient PSCs contain lead (Pb), a toxic metal which is an occupational and environmental hazard. Exposure to Pb is extremely common and can lead to significant detrimental neuropsychological and physical effects in humans. Tin (Sn) is also listed as a hazardous metal and causes issues, similar to those raised by Pb, regarding environment and human health. Moreover, the perovskite itself degrades into hazardous compounds under external stimuli. Solar technology is growing at an exponential speed, and the research into its environmental impacts are, therefore, becoming gradually important. Herein, a comprehensive account of recent literature on the environmental and human health effects of Pb and Sn exposure, and the sources and routes of their toxicities during processing, fabrication, application, degradation, and withdrawal or recycling of halide perovskites and their solar devices is provided. In addition, the future perspectives on nontoxic and stable perovskites for sustainable solar devices are discussed.
KW - heavy metals
KW - lead exposure
KW - organo-metal halide perovskites
KW - perovskite solar cells
KW - toxicities
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U2 - 10.1002/aesr.202000028
DO - 10.1002/aesr.202000028
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85153540672
SN - 2699-9412
VL - 1
JO - Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research
JF - Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research
IS - 1
M1 - 2000028
ER -