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Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells: Insights and Outlooks

Journal Article · · ACS Energy Letters
Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have been widely used in silicon-based tandem solar cells for their advantages of tunable bandgap, high light absorption coefficient, and high power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the maximum PCE of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells (PSTSCs) is still below the theoretical limit. This Review describes the PSTSCs' working principle and then summarizes the research progress in recent years, including a comparison of perovskite layers, interconnection layers, and silicon bottom cells. Then, the n-i-p PSTSCs and p-i-n PSTSCs are presented based on the PSCs' top cells, and the main factors affecting the efficiency of PSTSCs are discussed in detail. Finally, an outlook on the future development of PSTSCs is discussed.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
2377644
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5F00-90363; MainId:92141; UUID:62fca8da-85f0-443c-b8c5-3b71b4066500; MainAdminId:72942
Journal Information:
ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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