TY - JOUR
T1 - Recycling of perovskite solar cells
AU - Lyu, Xinyi
AU - Hong, Pu
AU - Guo, Meiyu
AU - Zhou, Yuanyuan
N1 - Funding information:
Y.Z. acknowledges the Excellent Young Scientists Fund (grant no. 52222318) from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the General Research Fund (grant nos. 12302822 and 12300923), the Collaborative Research Fund (grant no. C2001-23Y) from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC), the NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme (grant no. CRS_HKUST203/23), and the startup grant from the HKUST. Y.Z. acknowledges the support from the China Merchants Group, particularly China
Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2025/12/2
Y1 - 2025/12/2
N2 - Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer high efficiency and low-cost manufacturing but face challenges of lead management and limited operational lifetimes. This work reviews the material, device, and process characteristics that enable efficient recycling of PSCs. We summarize technoeconomic analysis and life cycle assessments that demonstrate substantial reductions in cost and environmental impacts through multi-round material recovery and compare recycling pathways across device architectures and functional layers. We further discuss practical barriers to scaling laboratory methods to industrial systems, including solvent management and regulatory compliance, and highlight emerging strategies such as design for recycling, automation, and data-driven process optimization. These insights illustrate how closed-loop recycling can support the sustainable deployment of PSC technology and advance a circular photovoltaic economy.
AB - Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) offer high efficiency and low-cost manufacturing but face challenges of lead management and limited operational lifetimes. This work reviews the material, device, and process characteristics that enable efficient recycling of PSCs. We summarize technoeconomic analysis and life cycle assessments that demonstrate substantial reductions in cost and environmental impacts through multi-round material recovery and compare recycling pathways across device architectures and functional layers. We further discuss practical barriers to scaling laboratory methods to industrial systems, including solvent management and regulatory compliance, and highlight emerging strategies such as design for recycling, automation, and data-driven process optimization. These insights illustrate how closed-loop recycling can support the sustainable deployment of PSC technology and advance a circular photovoltaic economy.
KW - life-cycle assessment
KW - perovskite solar cells
KW - recycling
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105025113498
U2 - 10.1016/j.joule.2025.102221
DO - 10.1016/j.joule.2025.102221
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:105025113498
SN - 2542-4351
JO - Joule
JF - Joule
M1 - 102221
ER -
