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. 2021 Oct 6;12:5859. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-26121-1

Table 1.

Cost estimation.

Module materials Price ($/kg) Weight (g/m2) Cost($/m2) Reference
ITO/glass (0.67–3.2 mm) 1.28 (1.0–5.0) 5000 (1675–8000) 6.4 (6.4–12) 4551
PTAA (8 nm) 352500 0.015 5.29 (a)
PbI2 (Perovskite 1 µm) 1028 3.12 3.21 (b)
FAI (Perovskite 1 µm) 1480 1.05 1.55 (c)
CsI (Perovskite 1 µm) 2080 0.18 0.37 (b)
C60 (30 nm) 59950 0.05 3.00 (a)
BCP (6 nm) 72200 0.007 0.51 (d)
Cr (30 nm) 274 0.22 0.06 (e)
Cu (150 nm) 252 1.34 0.34 (e)
Encapsulant (150–400 µm) 5.3 (4.6–14.2) 320 (138-400) 1.7 (1.54–2.0) 4551
Back glass (2–2.5 mm) 0.48 (0.4–1.0) 5000 (5000–6250) 2.4 (2.4–5.04) 4551
Total materials 24.8
Recycled components Price ($/kg) Weight (g/m2) Cost($/m2) Reference
ITO/glass (0.67–3.2 mm) 1.28 (1.0–5.0) 5000 (1675–8000) 6.4 (6.4–12) 4551
PbI2 1028 3.12 3.21 (b)
Back glass (2–2.5 mm) 0.48 (0.4–1.0) 5000 (5000–6250) 2.4 (2.4–5.04) 4551
Total recycled 12.0
Recycling consumption Price ($/kg) Weight (g/m2) Cost($/m2) Reference
DMF (reusable) 38 63 2.41 (b)
Resin (reusable) 60 20 1.20 (f)
DCB 22 4 0.09 (b)
HNO3 18.6 2.5 0.05 (b)
NaI 183 2.7 0.49 (b)
Total consumption 4.24
Total consumption (reuse DMF and resin for 5 times) 1.35

Note: Sale price from (a) Solaris Chem, (b) Sigma-Aldrich, (c) Greatcell Solar, (d) TCI America, (e) Kurt J. Lesker Company, and (f) ResinTech Inc.

Material cost for perovskite solar modules based on 1 µm Cs0.1FA0.9PbI3 film with device structure as shown in Fig. 2a; recover value of recycled components from perovskite solar modules; and material consumption cost for the proposed recycling process.