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Four‐Terminal Perovskite/Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Tandem Solar Cells: Unveiling the Path to >27% in Power Conversion Efficiency.

Authors :
Feeney, Thomas
Hossain, Ihteaz M.
Gharibzadeh, Saba
Gota, Fabrizio
Singh, Roja
Fassl, Paul
Mertens, Adrian
Farag, Ahmed
Becker, Jan-Philipp
Paetel, Stefan
Ahlswede, Erik
Paetzold, Ulrich W.
Source :
Solar RRL; Dec2022, Vol. 6 Issue 12, p1-10, 10p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Over the past decade, the impressive progress in power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organometallic halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs), coupled with their ready integration into tandem solar cells, has led them to approach PCEs of 30% for tandem solar cells with a silicon bottom subcell. However, the complementary technology of perovskite/copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) tandem solar cells has been thus far unable to reach similar efficiency values. Herein, a further advance in the efficiency of 4T perovskite/CIGS tandems is demonstrated, increasing the PCE up to 27.3% via systematic optimization of the top semitransparent PSC. Improvements in light management through the optimization of anti‐reflection coatings, coupled with the development of transparent conductive oxides that incur very low parasitic absorption are reported. It is revealed that both are crucial for maximizing efficiency and, by utilizing additional optical simulations, a detailed loss analysis that enables us to outline a path toward approaching 30% PCE for 4T perovskite/CIGS tandem devices is developed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2367198X
Volume :
6
Issue :
12
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Solar RRL
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
160718326
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202200662