Perovskite/CIGS Spectral Splitting Double Junction Solar Cell with 28% Power Conversion Efficiency.

ABSTRACT: The highest theoretical efficiency of double junction solar cells is predicted for architectures with the bottom cell bandgap (E _g ) of approximately 0.9-1.0 eV, which is lower than that of a typical Si cell (1.1 eV). Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)₂ (CIGS) solar cells exhibit a tunable E _g depending on their elemental composition and depth profile. In this study, various CIGS solar cells with E _g ranging from 1.02 to 1.14 eV are prepared and a spectrum splitting system is used to experimentally demonstrate the effect of using lower-E _g cells as the bottom cell of two-junction solar cells. The four-terminal tandem cell configuration fabricated using a mixed-halide perovskite top cell (E _g  = 1.59 eV; stand-alone efficiency = 21.0%) and CIGS bottom cell (E _g  = 1.02 eV; stand-alone efficiency = 21.5%) with a 775-nm spectral splitting mirror exhibits an efficiency of 28.0% at the aperture area of 1 cm².

SUBMITTER: Nakamura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164171 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature