High-efficiency perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells

Bjoern Niesen, Jeremie Werner, Arnaud Walter, Johannes P. Seif, Christophe Allebe, Davide Sacchetto, Matthieu Despeisse, Soo Jin Moon, Sylvain Nicolay, Stefaan De Wolf, Christophe Ballif

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Abstract

Silicon solar cells reached record efficiencies close to their practical efficiency limit. A promising approach to further increase performance at low cost lies in combining silicon and perovskite solar cells to form a tandem device. Here, we present high-efficiency perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem cells. From 4-terminal measurements, a total steady-state efficiency of up to 24.4% was obtained using maximum power point tracking. For monolithic tandems, which have the potential for higher performance but are more challenging to fabricate, efficiencies of 19.2% and 21.2% were reached on cell sizes of 1.22 and 0.17 cm2, respectively. These efficiencies are steady during >300 s of maximum power point tracking.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages77-81
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509027248
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 18 2016
Event43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States
Duration: Jun 5 2016Jun 10 2016

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Other

Other43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period06/5/1606/10/16

Keywords

  • hybrid organic inorganic perovskites
  • monolithic
  • multijunction
  • silicon heterojunction solar cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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