FABRICATE REMANUFACTURABLE, NET-ZERO PB PEROVSKITE SOLAR MODULES (PSMS). NET-ZERO PB APPROACH WILL ENSURE TO KEEP THE MAJORITY OF TOXIC PB CONTENT (>80% BY MASS) OF PSMS IN A CLOSED-LOOP AND ENHANCES CIRCULARITY OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE RELYING UPON EMERGING PHOTOVOLTAICS. IN ADDITION, WE WILL ADVANCE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE PROTOTYPE RECYCLING PROCESSES TO OPEN THE GLASS-GLASS SANDWICH STRUCTURES OF PSMS WITHOUT CRASHING GLASS CONTENT. OUR METHOD HAS A GREAT POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM OUR FIELD'S UNDERSTANDING REGARDING SUSTAINABLE THIN-FILM PV RECYCLING.
$196,800FY2022Department of EnergyDOE
South Dakota School Of Mines & Technology