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. 2018 Mar 14;8(19):10489–10508. doi: 10.1039/c8ra00384j

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
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