New Insights to Improve Blade-Coated Perovskite Films for Scalable Solar Device

Blade-coating advances promise uniform perovskite solar films at industrial scale

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 18, 2025 Researchers at Zhejiang University have mapped critical parameters governing crystallization in blade-coated perovskite films, clarifying pathways to manufacture high-efficiency solar cells and optoelectronics at commercial scale. The review addresses barriers posed by uneven crystallization, defects, and instability that emerge when perovskite deposition scales beyond laboratory dimensions.

MIT researchers develop polymer film that could prevent solar panel corrosion

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say their polymer coating could be used to protect photovoltaic modules, due to its impermeability to gases. The team has demonstrated that a 60-nanometer-thick film can extend the lifetime of a perovskite crystal by several weeks.

New Insights to Improve Blade-Coated Perovskite Films for Scalable Solar Device

Perovskite thin films are key to high-efficiency and low-cost solar and optoelectronic devices. However, when produced at large scale, these films often suffer from uneven crystallization, defects, and instability, which reduce device performance and reliability.

Polymer film tipped to prevent solar panel corrosion

Engineers in the United States have developed a polymer coating they say could be used to protect PV modules, due to its impermeability to gases. The team has demonstrated that a 60-nanometer-thick film can extend the lifetime of a perovskite crystal by several weeks.A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States (US) has developed a lightweight polymer film that could be used as a protective coatin…