Cost breakdown of raw materials utilized in fabricating a PSC module of 1 m2 with 70% active area120,121.
Raw material | Qty | Price (in USD) | Contribution towards total cost (%) | Comments |
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FTO glass | 1 m2 | 766 | 43.0500 | Processing cost of FTO is included |
Ethanol | 32.84 ml | 4.59 | ||
DI water | 32.70 ml | 0.002 | ||
HCL solution | 4.66 ml | 1.8204 | ||
Blocking layer | ||||
TAA | 19.16 ml | 7.339 | 0.0066 | For 100 nm layer and post deposition cleaning is included |
Ethanol | 32.84 ml | 4.59 | ||
DI water | 32.70 ml | 0.002 | ||
ETL material | ||||
TiO2 | 49.5 g | 41.12 | 0.02291 | For 250 nm thick layer |
Perovskite layer | ||||
PbI2 | 1.38 g | 4.26 | 0.003811 | For 100 nm thick solvent PbI2 followed by 200 nm thick solvent MAI |
DMF | 2.98 ml | 0.5502 | ||
MAI | 0.143 g | 0.49 | ||
IPA | 14.29 ml | 1.538 | ||
HTL material | ||||
Spiro-OMeTAD | 0.850 g | 603.65 | 33.973 | For 200 nm thick solvent HTM layer |
Chlorobenzene | 10.67 ml | 5.9 | ||
Cathode | ||||
Au | 1.65 g | 330 | 18.392 | For 100 nm thick layer |
Encapsulation | ||||
3 M tape | 22.32 | 0.012 | Taped on both sides | |
PET | 61.7 g | 0.03 |