Recent advances in additive manufacturing for solar cell based on organic/inorganic hybrid materials

Abstract

The performance of optoelectronic materials has been booming developed. Yet, the traditional solar cell manufacturing techniques, such as spin coating and screen printing, have significant limitations that seem to hinder the further development of solar cell technology. Compared with traditional manufacturing processes, additive manufacturing (AM) boasts advantages such as flexibility in the printing process, precise control over material deposition, and simpler procedures. These features provide a foundation for further enhancing solar cell performance and expanding their applications. This review outlines the superiority of AM compared with traditional solar cell manufacturing methods and highlights how AM has addressed specific challenges currently faced by solar cells. The most widely researched solar cell structures in recent years were briefly reviewed with summarizing their advantages and disadvantages. Then, a comprehensive overview of different manufacturing processes, including traditional printing methods and AM, is presented. Especially, their workflows, characteristics, and impressive innovative applications in solar cell manufacturing were discussed in detail. Finally, based on the current state of research, the review reflects on the future prospects of applying AM technology in space solar energy production, such as integrated printing with protective outer layers together with the solar cells, customized functional structure printing, flexible large-scale printing, and printing of high-performance novel materials with nanoscale and microscale structures.

Keywords

additive manufacturing / solar cell manufacturing / space solar energy production

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