Publications and Protocols

PACT is working on the first versions of performance and reliability test protocols for perovskite PV technologies. Once they are complete they will be available on this page.

Protocols

• PACT Perovskite PV Module Outdoor Test Protocol V.0.2 (4200 downloads ) (3/28/2025)
• PACT Module Preconditioning Protocol Version 0.1 (4552 downloads ) (3/30/2022)
• PACT Recommended Packaging Procedure – version 4 (57238 downloads ) (3/29/2022) Note: Revision in progress, updated packaging documentation to be available June 2024.
• PACT Perovskite PV Module Stress Testing Protocol Version 0.4 (3126 downloads ) (3/27/2025)

Industry Partnering

• PV Module Manufacturing and Testing: Industry Requirements for Perovskite PV Modules (3996 downloads ) (6/29/2023)
• PACT Module Design Acceptance Criteria V 3.0 (10437 downloads ) (1/27/2025)
• PACT Nondisclosure Agreement (updated 12/15/23) (46537 downloads ) (12/15/2023)
• PACT Materials Transfer Agreement (Updated 12/20/23) (50007 downloads ) (12/20/2023)
• PACT Center Factsheet (75629 downloads ) (11/3/2021)
• PACT Data Management Plan (21515 downloads ) (10/20/2021)

Publications

• Silverman, T.J., Deceglie, M.G., Repins, I., M. Owen-Belili, J.J. Berry, J.S. Stein, L.T. Schelhas. Durability research is pivotal for perovskite photovoltaics. Nat Energy (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-025-01786-w
• M. G. Deceglie, T.J Silverman, B.D. McDanold, K. Anderson, D Riley, B.H. King, J.S. Stein, L.t. Schelhas. “Intraday Outdoor Efficiency Changes in Metal-Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules,” in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2025). https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2025.3575469.
• S. Uličná,  J. W. Schall,  S. C. Hayden,  N. P. Irvin,  T. J. Silverman,  C. Fei,  X. Shi,  R. L. Arnold,  B. McDanold,  J. Parker,  J. Huang,  J. J. Berry,  J. S. Stein,  D. B. Kern,  M. Owen-Bellini,  L. T. Schelhas,  Field-Relevant Degradation Mechanisms in Metal Halide Perovskite Modules. Adv. Energy Mater.  15, 2404518 (2025),. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202404518
• I.L. Repins, M. Owen-Bellini, M.D. Kempe, M.G. Deceglie,.J.J. Berry, N.Y. Doumon, T. J. Silverman, L.T. Schelhas. “Interpreting accelerated tests on perovskite modules using photooxidation of MAPbI 3 as an example”, Cell Reports Physical Science 5, 101969, (2024), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.101969
• Baumann, S., G. E. Eperon, A. Virtuani, Q. Jeangros, D. B. Sulas-Kern, D. Barrit, J. Schall, W. Nie, G. Oreski, M. Khenkin, C. Ulbrich, R. Peibst, J. S. Stein and M. Köntges (2024). “Stability and reliability of perovskite containing solar cells and modules: degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies.” Energy & Environmental Science.
• Rencheck, M.L., C. Libby, A. Montgomery, J.S. Stein (2024). “Managing potential environmental and human health risks of lead halide perovskite photovoltaic modules.” Solar Energy, v. 269.
• Le, T.-H., H. Driscoll, C.-H. Hou, A. Montgomery, W. Li, J. S. Stein and W. Nie (2023). “Perovskite solar module: promise and challenges in efficiency, meta-stability and operational lifetime.” Advanced Electronics Material.
• T.J. Silverman, M.G Deceglie, I.R Repins, et al. (2023). Brief: Daily Performance Changes in Metal Halide Perovskite PV Modules, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.
• J. W. Schall et al “Accelerated Stress Testing of Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules: Differentiating Degradation Modes with Electroluminescence Imaging”. (2023). Solar RRL.
• Montgomery, A. M., N. Y. Doumon, C. Torrence, L. T. Schelhas and J. S. Stein (2023). Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Modules: The Challenge of Upscaling and Commercializing This Technology. Metal-Halide Perovskite Semiconductors. W. Nie and K. Iniewski, Springer, Cham: 297-321.
• C.E. Torrence; C.S. Libby; W. Nie; J.S. Stein (2022) “Environmental and health risks of perovskite solar modules: case for better test standards and risk mitigation solutions” iScience.
• J.M. Luther and L. T. Schelhas (2022), “Perovskite solar cells can take the heat“, Science, 376(6588)
• E. Ashley Gaulding et al. (2022) “Package Development for Reliability Testing of Perovskites“, CS Energy Lett. 7, 8, 2641–2645.
• T.J. Silverman and L.T. Shelhas (2022), “Perovskite Photovoltaics: Venturing Outdoors“, Nature Energy, 7, pages 576–577.