Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics


2022 Volume 23, Issue 4


ISSN 1816-2002 (Online), ISSN 1609-1833 (Print)

Triple-cation perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell

Asmontas S., Gradauskas J., Griguceviciene A., Leinartas K., Lucun A., Mujahid M., Petrauskas K., Selskis A., Suziedelis A., Silenas A. and Sirmulis E.

Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Sauletekio Avenue 3, 10257 Vilnius

ABSTRACT

A tandem solar cell consisting of perovskite cell overlaid upon silicon cell is a promising option for surpassing the Shockley–Queisser limit for single-junction solar cells. We investigate photovoltaic properties of a triple-cation perovskite/silicon four-terminal tandem solar cell composed of a semitransparent Cs0.06(MA0.17FA0.83)0.94Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3 layer-based perovskite cell placed onto industrial n-type monocrystalline bifacial PERT silicon solar cell. The power-conversion efficiency of 26.6% achieved by us is one of the highest values among those reported for the four-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells.

Keywords: perovskites, tandem solar cells, power-conversion efficiency, silicon p-n junctions

UDC: 535.215

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    Тандемний сонячний елемент, який складається з перовскитового елементу, поміщеного поверх кремнієвого елементу, є багатообіцяючим варіантом для перевищення межі Шоклі–Квайссера для одноперехідних сонячних елементів. Ми дослідили фотоелектричні властивості трикатіонного чотиритермінального тандемного перовскит/кремнієвого сонячного елемента, який складається з перовскитового елемента на основі напівпрозорого шару Cs0.06(MA0.17FA0.83)0.94Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3, розміщеного на промисловому кремнієвому монокристалічному двосторонньому сонячному елементі PERT n-типу. Досягнута нами ефективність перетворення енергії у 26.6% є одним із найвищих значень, зареєстрованих для чотиритермінальних тандемних перовскит/кремнієвих сонячних елементів.

    Ключові слова: перовскіти, тандемні сонячні елементи, ефективність перетворення енергії, кремнієві p-n переходи

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