Vera C. M. Duarte

Dr. Vera C. M. Duarte

LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering and ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4100 Porto, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

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29 December 2021 in Energy Technology
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JPJoana Príncipe
Joana Príncipe
Vera C. M. DuarteVera C. M. Duarte
Vera C. M. Duarte
Luisa AndradeLuisa Andrade
Luisa Andrade

7 August 2024 in Energies
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Luisa AndradeLuisa Andrade
Luisa Andrade
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are the most rapidly advancing photovoltaic technology in terms of power conversion efficiency. An efficiency of 26.1% was achieved in a decade, which is on par with the efficiency of very mature silicon panels. However, PSC commercialisation is partly hindered by the difficulty of scaling these devices without efficiency loss, mostly due to the increasing sheet resistance of the transparent conductive layer substrates and the nonuniformity of the layers when deposited across large areas. Therefore, it is crucial for the commercialisation of PSCs to implement easily scalable deposition processes with low material waste and compatibility with roll-to-roll (R2R) processes to reduce manufacturing costs. Slot-die coating can meet all these requirements, allowing for great uniformity over large areas. The most recent developments in PSC upscaling using slot-die coating as the main deposition process, along with its extension to the R2R process, are reviewed, including a thorough discussion of the slot-die coating process and the theory behind its operating limits. In fact, R2R coating is a very promising strategy for PSC industrialisation, since all processing steps use low-cost materials and scalable processes at temperatures lower than 120 °C, allowing the cost-effective and high-throughput production of PSC devices.

7 February 2022 in Energy Reports
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ACAna L. Carneiro
Ana L. Carneiro
António A. MartinsAntónio A. Martins
António A. Martins
Vera C. M. DuarteVera C. M. Duarte
Vera C. M. Duarte
TMTeresa Mata
Teresa Mata
Luisa AndradeLuisa Andrade
Luisa Andrade

1 September 2013 in Tetrahedron: Asymmetry
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Vera C. M. DuarteVera C. M. Duarte
Vera C. M. Duarte
HFHélio Faustino
Hélio Faustino
Maria AlvesMaria Alves
Maria Alves
AFAntónio Gil Fortes
António Gil Fortes
NMNuno Micaelo
Nuno Micaelo

1 December 2014 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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SRSadaf Riaz
Sadaf Riaz
IKIslam Ullah Khan
Islam Ullah Khan
MYMuhammad Yar
Muhammad Yar
MAMuhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf
TRTanzeel Ur Rehman
Tanzeel Ur Rehman
Maria AlvesMaria Alves
Maria Alves

8 December 2023 in ACS Applied Energy Materials
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JPJoana Príncipe
Joana Príncipe
Vera C. M. DuarteVera C. M. Duarte
Vera C. M. Duarte
Adelio MendesAdelio Mendes
Adelio Mendes
Luisa AndradeLuisa Andrade
Luisa Andrade