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PEROVSKITE PHOTOVOLTAICS

Contain the lead

Nature Energy volume 4, pages 534–535 (2019)Cite this article

Lead in perovskite solar cells is a potential environmental and health hazard if it is released from accidentally damaged panels. Now, the encapsulation of perovskite solar cells with self-healing polymers is shown to significantly reduce the risk of lead leakage from hail impact under a variety of weather conditions.

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Fig. 1: Lead leakage assessment from damaged encapsulated solar modules.

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