The primary objective of the Measure project was to engage with the researcher community in Australia and internationally to assess and develop best practice methodologies for the measurement of emerging photovoltaic technologies, with a focus on perovskite solar cells.
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The Report is intended to provide a summary of the outcomes achieved in the delivery of the ARENA funded ‘Specifying Guidelines for Assessing Perovskite Solar Cells’ Measure project (2015/ERP017) completed in January 2019. Outcomes for the project have met all agreed objectives including:
Outcome 1: Produce guidelines for assessing perovskite solar cells
The primary objective of the Measure project was to engage with the researcher community in Australia and internationally to assess and develop best practice methodologies for the measurement of emerging photovoltaic technologies, with a focus on perovskite solar cells. Outcomes of the R&D and engagement activities have been captured in peer reviewed publications and disseminated to the broader scientific community through conference and workshop participation.
Importantly, Final Guidelines for the measurement of power conversion efficiency of devices have been developed. Further, these outcomes contributed to the broader international scientific efforts in the field, by inclusion of significant content to a draft standards publication – a Technical Report – entitled Measurement Protocols for Photovoltaic Devices Based on Organic, Dye-Sensitized or Perovskite Materials, for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Technical Committee 82; the international body for standardisation of photovoltaics worldwide. The report, following member countries in IEC TC82 WG2 voted unanimously (with a few abstaining) to endorse the publication of the Technical Report document, now has the identifier IEC TR 63228 ED1 and a publication timeframe on the IEC website.