title: Cost-Performance Analysis of Perovskite Solar Modules.
abstract: Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are promising candidates for the next generation of solar cells because they are easy to fabricate and have high power conversion efficiencies. However, there has been no detailed analysis of the cost of PSC modules. We selected two representative examples of PSCs and performed a cost analysis of their productions: one was a moderate-efficiency module produced from cheap materials, and the other was a high-efficiency module produced from expensive materials. The costs of both modules were found to be lower than those of other photovoltaic technologies. We used the calculated module costs to estimate the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of PSCs. The LCOE was calculated to be 3.5-4.9 US cents/kWh with an efficiency and lifetime of greater than 12% and 15 years respectively, below the cost of traditional energy sources.
authors.affiliation: Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan.
authors.forename: Molang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan.
authors.forename: Yongzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dong Chuan RD. Minhang District Shanghai 200240 PR China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dong Chuan RD. Minhang District Shanghai 200240 PR China.
authors.forename: Xudong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Mechatronic Engineering China University of Mining and Technology Xuzhou 221008 Jiangsu PR China.
authors.forename: Yinghuai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiang
authors.affiliation: Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials National Institute for Materials Science TsukubaIbaraki 305-0047 Japan; State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites  Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dong Chuan RD. Minhang District Shanghai 200240 PR China.
authors.forename: Liyuan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Han
keywords: cost analysis; perovskite solar cells; perspective