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Life cycle assessment (LCA) can be a powerful tool in minimizing aggregate life cycle impacts if used during early stage research before materials, processes, and system designs are set. This study examines the life cycle effects of substituting two promising arsenic-containing polymorphs of Cu 3 AsS 4 as the absorber layers in single junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) cells. These thin films and the auxiliary components they require to create functioning PV systems are compared with existing commercial PV systems, including crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride (CdTe), and copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 ). The resulting impacts for Cu 3 AsS 4 are expressed as a range of equally possible values to reflect the design choice uncertainties in this early-stage LCA. Hot spots are identified to determine the most relevant contributors to PV system impacts and uncertainty ranges. Scenario analyses are performed to quantify the change in life cycle impacts due to mounting configuration and product performance. Calculated impacts and identified hot spots suggest Cu 3 AsS 4 PV systems are consistent with commercial PV technologies. Notable design considerations include mi

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Author

Andler, Joseph; Mathur, Nehika; Sutherland, John; Zhao, Fu; Handwerker, Carol

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0959-6526)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)