Perovskites open new horizons and bring hope for efficient and economic solar power solutions

Silicon has been used in solar photovoltaic cells for a long time. But silicon is not perfect. Production costs are high, the cell lifetime is not long, degrading efficiency is notable during years. Therefore it is definitely necessary to propose new solutions and new materials that will give the necessary boost to solar energy production. Recently, perovskite solar cells came into focus of attention in many research circles. Perovskites are efficiently absorbing solar energy and they are very durable and can be used for a long period of time without signs of degradation. Scientists are now developing new methods to include perovskite solar cells in mass production. However, there are still many elements that must be considered before these cell find their application in practice. We could surely hope that highly efficient perovskite solar cells will replace the currently used silicon photovoltaic cells.