Highly efficient bifacial single-junction perovskite solar cells

Jiang, Qi; Song, Zhaoning; Bramante, Rosemary C.; Ndione, Paul F.; Tirawat, Robert; Berry, Joseph J.; Yan, Yanfa; Zhu, Kai

doi:10.1016/j.joule.2023.06.001

Title: Highly efficient bifacial single-junction perovskite solar cells

Journal Article · 28 June 2023 · Joule

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2023.06.001 · OSTI ID:1991204

Jiang, Qi ^[1]; Song, Zhaoning ^[2];

^[3];

^[4];

^[1]; Berry, Joseph J. ^[5]; Yan, Yanfa ^[2];

^[1]

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Chemistry and Nanoscience Center
Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Materials Science Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Energy Conversion and Storage Systems Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Materials Science Center; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Bifacial photovoltaics (PV) harvest solar irradiance from both their front and rear surfaces, boosting energy conversion efficiency to maximize their electrical power production. For single-junction perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the performance of bifacial configurations is still far behind that of their state-of-the-art monofacial counterparts. Here, in this paper, we report on highly efficient, bifacial, single-junction PSCs based on the p-i-n (or inverted) architecture. We used optical and electrical modeling to design a transparent conducting rear electrode for bifacial PSCs to enable optimized efficiency under a variety of albedo illumination conditions. The bifaciality of the PSCs was about 91%–93%. Under concurrent bifacial measurement conditions, we obtained equivalent, stabilized bifacial power output densities of 26.9, 28.5, and 30.1 mW/cm² under albedos of 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5, respectively. We further showed that bifacial perovskite PV technology has the potential to outperform its monofacial counterparts with higher energy yields and lower levelized cost of energy (LCOE).

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; EE0008970; EE0009528; EE0009832

OSTI ID:: 1991204

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-86333; MainId:87106; UUID:c1d07b9d-c9d2-4795-a691-50f7af745124; MainAdminID:69907

Journal Information:: Joule, Journal Name: Joule Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 7; ISSN 2542-4351

Publisher:: Elsevier - Cell PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (36)

Bifacial all-perovskite tandem solar cells Chen, Bo; Yu, Zhenhua; Onno, Arthur Science Advances, Vol. 8, Issue 47 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add0377	journal	November 2022
A review of crystalline silicon bifacial photovoltaic performance characterisation and simulation Liang, Tian Shen; Pravettoni, Mauro; Deline, Chris Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 12, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1039/C8EE02184H	journal	January 2019
Inactive (PbI ₂ ) ₂ RbCl stabilizes perovskite films for efficient solar cells Zhao, Yang; Ma, Fei; Qu, Zihan Science, Vol. 377, Issue 6605 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abp8873	journal	July 2022
Defect activity in metal halide perovskites with wide and narrow bandgap Zhou, Yang; Poli, Isabella; Meggiolaro, Daniele Nature Reviews Materials, Vol. 6, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-021-00331-x	journal	June 2021
Optical and Electronic Losses Arising from Physically Mixed Interfacial Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells Subedi, Biwas; Song, Zhaoning; Chen, Cong ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 13, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c16364	journal	January 2021
Thermal and Environmental Stability of Semi-Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells for Tandems Enabled by a Solution-Processed Nanoparticle Buffer Layer and Sputtered ITO Electrode Bush, Kevin A.; Bailie, Colin D.; Chen, Ye Advanced Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 20 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201505279	journal	February 2016
Molecular engineering of contact interfaces for high-performance perovskite solar cells Isikgor, Furkan H.; Zhumagali, Shynggys; T. Merino, Luis V. Nature Reviews Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-022-00503-3	journal	November 2022
A technoeconomic analysis of perovskite solar module manufacturing with low-cost materials and techniques Song, Zhaoning; McElvany, Chad L.; Phillips, Adam B. Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 10, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1039/C7EE00757D	journal	January 2017
Low-temperature-processed efficient semi-transparent planar perovskite solar cells for bifacial and tandem applications Fu, Fan; Feurer, Thomas; Jäger, Timo Nature Communications, Vol. 6, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9932	journal	November 2015
Revealing the output power potential of bifacial monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells Li, Hongjiang; Wang, Yurui; Gao, Han eLight, Vol. 2, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43593-022-00028-w	journal	October 2022
Perovskite solar cells with atomically coherent interlayers on SnO2 electrodes Min, Hanul; Lee, Do Yoon; Kim, Junu Nature, Vol. 598, Issue 7881 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03964-8	journal	October 2021
Monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with >29% efficiency by enhanced hole extraction Al-Ashouri, Amran; Köhnen, Eike; Li, Bor Science, Vol. 370, Issue 6522 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd4016	journal	December 2020
How Useful are Conventional I–V s for Performance Calibration of Single‐ and Two‐Junction Perovskite Solar Cells? A Statistical Analysis of Performance Data on ≈200 Cells from 30 Global Sources Song, Tao; Friedman, Daniel J.; Kopidakis, Nikos Solar RRL, Vol. 6, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202100867	journal	December 2021
Holistic Approach toward a Damage-Less Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide Barrier Layer for High-Stability Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells and Modules Reddy, Sathy Harshavardhan; Di Giacomo, Francesco; Matteocci, Fabio ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 14, Issue 45 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c10251	journal	November 2022
Surface passivation of perovskite film for efficient solar cells Jiang, Qi; Zhao, Yang; Zhang, Xingwang Nature Photonics, Vol. 13, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0398-2	journal	April 2019
Electrical and optical properties of amorphous indium zinc oxide films Ito, N.; Sato, Y.; Song, P. K. Thin Solid Films, Vol. 496, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.257	journal	February 2006
Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 61) Green, Martin A.; Dunlop, Ewan D.; Siefer, Gerald Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, Vol. 31, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3646	journal	November 2022
Prospects for metal halide perovskite-based tandem solar cells Wang, Rui; Huang, Tianyi; Xue, Jingjing Nature Photonics, Vol. 15, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-021-00809-8	journal	May 2021
Recent progress in bifacial perovskite solar cells Kumar, Prashant; Shankar, Gyanendra; Pradhan, Basudev Applied Physics A, Vol. 129, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06337-8	journal	December 2022
Surface reaction for efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cells Jiang, Qi; Tong, Jinhui; Xian, Yeming Nature, Vol. 611, Issue 7935 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05268-x	journal	September 2022
Organic–inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskites for optoelectronic and electronic applications Zhao, Yixin; Zhu, Kai Chemical Society Reviews, Vol. 45, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CS00458B	journal	January 2016
A review of solar photovoltaic levelized cost of electricity Branker, K.; Pathak, M. J. M.; Pearce, J. M. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 15, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.104	journal	December 2011
Compositional texture engineering for highly stable wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells Jiang, Qi; Tong, Jinhui; Scheidt, Rebecca A. Science, Vol. 378, Issue 6626 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf0194	journal	December 2022
Perovskite Solar Cells Go Bifacial—Mutual Benefits for Efficiency and Durability Song, Zhaoning; Li, Chongwen; Chen, Lei Advanced Materials, Vol. 34, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202106805	journal	December 2021
An efficient TeO ₂ /Ag transparent top electrode for 20%-efficiency bifacial perovskite solar cells with a bifaciality factor exceeding 80% Chen, Dazheng; Pang, Shangzheng; Zhou, Long Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 25 https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TA02389E	journal	January 2019
Advances and challenges in understanding the microscopic structure–property–performance relationship in perovskite solar cells Zhou, Yuanyuan; Herz, Laura M.; Jen, Alex K-Y. Nature Energy, Vol. 7, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01096-5	journal	September 2022
Perovskite–organic tandem solar cells with indium oxide interconnect Brinkmann, K. O.; Becker, T.; Zimmermann, F. Nature, Vol. 604, Issue 7905 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04455-0	journal	April 2022
Lumped series resistance of solar cells as a result of distributed sheet resistance Sokolić, Saša; Križaj, Dejan; Amon, Slavko Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 36, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1101(93)90275-U	journal	April 1993
Bifacial, Color-Tunable Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Wang, Hao; Dewi, Herlina Arianita; Koh, Teck Ming ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 12, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b15488	journal	December 2019
The levelized cost of electricity from perovskite photovoltaics De Bastiani, Michele; Larini, Valentina; Montecucco, Riccardo Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 16, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2EE03136A	journal	January 2023
Impact of lifetime on the levelized cost of electricity from perovskite single junction and tandem solar cells Ahangharnejhad, Ramez Hosseinian; Phillips, Adam B.; Song, Zhaoning Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Vol. 6, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SE00029F	journal	January 2022
Regulating surface potential maximizes voltage in all-perovskite tandems Chen, Hao; Maxwell, Aidan; Li, Chongwen Nature, Vol. 613, Issue 7945 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05541-z	journal	November 2022
Bifacial solar photovoltaics – A technology review Guerrero-Lemus, R.; Vega, R.; Kim, Taehyeon Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 60 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.03.041	journal	July 2016
All-perovskite tandem solar cells with improved grain surface passivation Lin, Renxing; Xu, Jian; Wei, Mingyang Nature, Vol. 603, Issue 7899 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04372-8	journal	January 2022
CNT-based bifacial perovskite solar cells toward highly efficient 4-terminal tandem photovoltaics Zhang, Chunyang; Chen, Min; Fu, Fan Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 15, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EE04008A	journal	January 2022
Assessing the true power of bifacial perovskite solar cells under concurrent bifacial illumination Song, Zhaoning; Chen, Cong; Li, Chongwen Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Vol. 5, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE00314C	journal	January 2021

Similar Records

Highly Efficient Bifacial Single Junction Perovskite Solar Cells

Conference · 2023 · OSTI ID:2305661

Jiang, Qi; Song, Zhaoning; Yan, Yanfa; +1 more

Monolithic Bifacial Halide Perovskite-Cadmium Selenide Telluride (CST) Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells (Final Technical Report)

Technical Report · 2024 · OSTI ID:2316105

Song, Zhaoning; Yan, Yanfa

Perovskite Solar Cells Go Bifacial—Mutual Benefits for Efficiency and Durability

Journal Article · 2021 · Advanced Materials · OSTI ID:1898048

Song, Zhaoning; Li, Chongwen; Chen, Lei; +1 more

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
albedo
bifacial
energy yield
levelized cost of energy
perovskite solar cells

Title: Highly efficient bifacial single-junction perovskite solar cells

Citation Formats

References (36)

Similar Records

Related Subjects