High-performance perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 monolithic tandem solar cells

Abstract

Tandem solar cells can boost efficiency by using more of the available solar spectrum. Han et al. fabricated a two-terminal tandem cell with an inorganicorganic hybrid perovskite top layer and a Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 (CIGS) bottom layer. Control of the roughness of the CIGS surface and the use of a heavily doped organic hole transport layer were crucial to achieve a 22.4% power conversion efficiency. The unencapsulated tandem cells maintained almost 90% of their efficiency after 500 hours of operation under ambient conditions.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2018
Source ID
10.1126/science.aat5055

Entities

People

  • En-ping Yao
  • Jyh-Lih Wu
  • Lei Meng
  • Pengyu Sun
  • Qifeng Han
  • Sang-Hoon Bae
  • Sheng-Yung Chang
  • Takuya Kato
  • Veronica Bermudez
  • Yang Yang
  • Yao-Tsung Hsieh

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.