Sofab Inks, a spider -off from the University of Louisville in the United States, says that the transport layer materials perovskiet enable solar cells with greater stability, efficiency and scalability in comparison with established materials.
US Startup Sofab Inks has launched Tinoxide and Nickel oxide products for use as a perovskite solar cell transport layers to enable greater stability, efficiency and scalability compared to established materials.
The spin -Off from the University of Louisville offers its flagship tinoxide and nickel oxide materials such as Perovskiet Sunfire Layers (ETL) and Hole Transport layers (HTL) respectively.
The material was recently demonstrated in a champion 20.4%-efficient perovskiet solar cell made on a flexible substrate. “Our customers have reported even higher efficiency from 24% to 25%,” said Jack Manzella, COO Sofab inks, said PV -Magazine.
The research that resulted in a flexible substrate 20.4%efficient Triple Kation (TC) Perovskiet Zonnecel (PSC) was reported in “Expanding the solvent diversity and perovskiet compatibility of SNO2 inks that are deposited directly on perovskiet layers‘Published by it is.
In the same study, various other perovskiet cells were made Methylammonium Lead Triiodide (Mapbi3), Mixed Kation (MC) and MA-free perovskites as the photoactive layers. The efficiency of champion reached 16.9%, 18.68%and 17.71%respectively.
“The non-components of TC devices retained 90% of their initial average efficiency after 600 hours under continuous light lighting in an atmosphere-controlled box at 10% humidity and a temperature of 35 ± 5 ° C,” according to the paper.
“The results were particularly remarkable because they were manufactured using mescoating on polyethylenefhtalate-Indium-Indium-Indium-Tinoxide (PET-ITO) Substraten,” said Blake Martin, CEO of Sofab Inks, said PV Magazine.
In the meantime, the material has been successfully applied in various factories on the PEROVSKITE-RRUNS pilot scale runs at customer facilities, which demonstrates a feasible replacement for C60/Fullereen-based ETL, according to Manzella.
The company now integrates the material in customer production lines, mainly abroad and scales production to meet demand. At the same time, Sofab Inks, in support of fast device development, has built up its own perovskite module -r & D capacity. This allows it to “repeat quickly, optimize performance and develop materials of the next generation” with customers.
It was indeed mentioned as a co-development partner of the Australian Perovskiet Module Production Startup Halocell in a report Through PV Magazine Australia.
“Our products have been developed with the help of scalable, industrial-relieved techniques and do not require adjusted equipment or circumstances,” said Peter Armstrong, Sofab Head of Manufacturing, said PV Magazine. He acknowledged that there are some own processes, but they are designed to “be compatible with existing production infrastructure.”
The company plans to lift a seed round to grow the team and to expand the production capacity. “We are particularly interested in working with strategic partners,” said Manzella.
Sofab Inks, founded in 2022, has collected around $ 1.2 million in pre-ranking financing. “We are supported by leading depth investors, including Snocap Ventures, Keyhorse Capital, Bluegrass Angel Fund, EGB Capital and various experienced Angel investors,” said Manzella. The first financing came from a US Department of Energy Innovation Prize and various non-dilual subsidies.
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