Canon's Breakthrough: New Materials Enhance Perovskite Solar Cell Durability

• Revolutionize the solar industry with Canon's new material for perovskite solar cells, enhancing durability and stability for mass production by 2025.

Canon has developed a new high-performance material to improve the durability and mass-production stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), with plans to start mass production in 2025. The crystal structure of the perovskite layer in PSCs is currently vulnerable to environmental factors like water, heat, and oxygen, leading to low durability and unstable mass production. Canon's special functional material can coat the perovskite layer at a thickness of 100-200 nm while maintaining a high rate of photoelectric conversion efficiency, addressing these issues.

The material, developed in collaboration with Professor Dr. Tsutomu Miyasaka, inventor of the perovskite solar cell, has shown promise in improving the durability and stability of mass production for PSCs. By suppressing substance loss in the crystal structure, the material enhances the durability of the perovskite layer and maintains high photoelectric conversion efficiency even with a thick coating. Canon plans to ship samples of the material in June 2024 for collaboration with companies in the PSC mass production industry, with the goal of starting mass production in 2025.

How will Canon's new material improve durability and stability of perovskite solar cells?

• Canon's new high-performance material will coat the perovskite layer in PSCs at a thickness of 100-200 nm, improving durability and stability.
  
• The material, developed in collaboration with Professor Dr. Tsutomu Miyasaka, inventor of the perovskite solar cell, suppresses substance loss in the crystal structure, enhancing durability.
• By maintaining a high rate of photoelectric conversion efficiency even with a thick coating, the material addresses issues of low durability and unstable mass production.
• Canon plans to ship samples of the material in June 2024 for collaboration with companies in the PSC mass production industry, aiming to start mass production in 2025.