Flexible perovskite solar cells based on green, continuous roll-to-roll printing technology

By designing and fabricating thin film electronic devices on a flexible substrate instead of more commonly used rigid substrate, flexible electronics produced has opened a field of special applications. In this article, we first reviewed available products that may be used as flexible substrates, their characteristics and unique advantages as supporting material for flexible electronic devices. Secondly, flexible perovskite solar cell is examined in detail, with special focus on its potential large-scale fabrication processes. In particular, a comprehensive review is provided on low cost solution printing techniques that is viewed highly as a viable tool for potential commercialization of the perovskite solar cells. Furthermore, a summary is given on green processing for the solution printing production of flexible perovskite devices. (C) 2018 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press. All rights reserved.