Perspectives on Perovskite Solar Cells Under the Glass of Characterization and Model-based Research

Research on perovskite solar cells until now showed great perspectives on its development and future commercialization as in a short time frame they have reached efficiency values comparable with other widely available technologies like traditional silicon based solar cells and offering lower manufacturing costs and the possibility to apply them in virtually any material available. However, this recent type of solar cells presents some issues that need to be addressed in order for it to reach the market, being the most important of them, its long-term durability. To solve them, research in this field today uses different instruments for testing and prediction of the possible improvements to be made. Research finds invaluable tools to investigate these problems in characterization and simulation of the solar cells. In this article, we will review how these different issues are studied nowadays using these tools and evaluate the perspectives on these technologies.