An open-access database and analysis tool for perovskite solar cells based on the FAIR data principles

Making large datasets findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable could accelerate technology development. Now, Jacobsson et al. present an approach to build an open-access database and analysis tool for perovskite solar cells. Large datasets are now ubiquitous as technology enables higher-throughput experiments, but rarely can a research field truly benefit from the research data generated due to inconsistent formatting, undocumented storage or improper dissemination. Here we extract all the meaningful device data from peer-reviewed papers on metal-halide perovskite solar cells published so far and make them available in a database. We collect data from over 42,400 photovoltaic devices with up to 100 parameters per device. We then develop open-source and accessible procedures to analyse the data, providing examples of insights that can be gleaned from the analysis of a large dataset. The database, graphics and analysis tools are made available to the community and will continue to evolve as an open-source initiative. This approach of extensively capturing the progress of an entire field, including sorting, interactive exploration and graphical representation of the data, will be applicable to many fields in materials science, engineering and biosciences.
Funding Agencies|European UnionEuropean Commission [841386, 795079, 840751, 787289, 764787, 756962, 764047, 850937]; Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie; Cambridge India Ramanujan Scholarship; China Scholarship CouncilChina Scholarship Council; Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD); EPSRCUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/S009213/1]; GCRF/EPSRC SUNRISEUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/P032591/1]; German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)Federal Ministry of Education & Research (BMBF) [03XP0091, ZT-0024, 03SF0540, 03SF0557A]; Helmholtz Energy Materials Foundry; The Helmholtz Innovation Laboratory HySPRINT; HyPerCells graduate school; Helmholtz AssociationHelmholtz Association; Helmholtz International Research School (HI-SCORE); Erasmus programme (CDT-PV) [EP/L01551X/1]; European Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant) [841386, 795079, 840751]; Royal Society University Research FellowshipRoyal Society of London [UF150033]; SNaPSHoTs (BMBF)Federal Ministry of Education & Research (BMBF); SPARC II; German Research Foundation (DFG)German Research Foundation (DFG) [SPP2196]; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51872014]; Recruitment Programme of Global Experts; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; 111 projectMinistry of Education, China - 111 Project [B17002]; US Department of Energys Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) agreementUnited States Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-EE0008551]; Colombia Scientific Programme [FP44842-218-2018]; committee for the development of research (CODI) of the Universidad de Antioqui