scholarly journals An extremely thin and robust interconnecting layer providing 76% fill factor in a tandem polymer solar cell architecture

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (20) ◽  
pp. 10681-10686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Martínez-Otero ◽  
Quan Liu ◽  
Paola Mantilla-Perez ◽  
Miguel Montes Bajo ◽  
Jordi Martorell
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Cell Architecture ◽  
High Fill Factor

Herein we report a thin and robust interconnecting layer for polymer tandem solar cells where a high fill factor is achieved.

Design of a versatile interconnecting layer for highly efficient series-connected polymer tandem solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1712-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijian Zuo ◽  
Chih-Yu Chang ◽  
Chu-Chen Chueh ◽  
Shuhua Zhang ◽  
Hanying Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Micro Cavity

A versatile interconnecting layer (ICL) based on reflective ultra-thin Ag (8–14 nm) was developed to enable the fabrication of a series-connected micro-cavity tandem polymer solar cell with a PCE up to 11% and a EQEMAXof >90%.

An expanded isoindigo unit as a new building block for a conjugated polymer leading to high-performance solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 5427-5433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shugang Li ◽  
Zhongcheng Yuan ◽  
Jianyu Yuan ◽  
Ping Deng ◽  
Qing Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Solar Cell Device ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
First Time

An expanded isoindigo unit (IBTI) has been incorporated into a donor–acceptor conjugated polymer for the first time. The PCE of the solar cell device based on the new polymer reached 6.41% with a fill factor of 0.71.

scholarly journals Maximizing tandem solar cell power extraction using a three-terminal design

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 1141-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily L. Warren ◽  
Michael G. Deceglie ◽  
Michael Rienäcker ◽  
Robby Peibst ◽  
Adele C. Tamboli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Operating Mechanism ◽  
Tandem Solar Cell ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Power Extraction ◽  
Terminal Design ◽  
Metal Interconnects

Three-terminal tandem solar cells can provide a robust operating mechanism to efficiently capture the solar spectrum without the need to current match sub-cells or fabricate complicated metal interconnects.

Conventional polymer solar cells with power conversion efficiencies increased to >9% by a combination of methanol treatment and an anionic conjugated polyelectrolyte interface layer

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (92) ◽  
pp. 50988-50992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yuan ◽  
Dong Yang ◽  
Xiaoguang Zhu ◽  
Lingyu Zhou ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Layer ◽  
Polymer Solar Cell ◽  
Polymer Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Interface Layer ◽  
Conjugated Polyelectrolyte ◽  
Methanol Treatment ◽  
Conversion Efficiencies

The power conversion efficiency of a PTB7:PC71BM polymer solar cell was improved up to 9.1% by a combination of methanol treatment followed by conjugation of a water- or alcohol-soluble polyelectrolyte thin layer.

Study of Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell Using WSe2 Crystal

2013 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
pp. 330-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ripal Parmar ◽  
Dipak Sahay ◽  
R.J. Pathak ◽  
R.K. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells

The solar cells have been used as most promising device to convert light energy into electrical energy. In this paper authors have attempted to fabricate Photoelectrochemical solar cell with semiconductor electrode using TMDCs. The Photoelectrochemical solar cells are the solar cells which convert the solar energy into electrical energy. The photoelectrochemical cells are clean and inexhaustible sources of energy. The photoelectrochemical solar cells are fabricated using WSe2crystal and electrolyte solution of 0.025M I2, 0.5M NaI, 0.5M Na2SO4. Here the WSe2crystals were grown by direct vapour transport technique. In our investigations the solar cell parameters like short circuit current (Isc) and Open circuit voltage (Voc) were measured and from that Fill factor (F.F.) and photoconversion efficiency (η) are investigated. The results obtained shows that the value of efficiency and fill factor of solar cell varies with the illumination intensities.

scholarly journals Highly Efficient Porphyrin-Based OPV/Perovskite Hybrid Solar Cells with Extended Photoresponse and High Fill Factor

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (47) ◽  
pp. 1703980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Gao ◽  
Zonglong Zhu ◽  
Bo Xu ◽  
Sae Byeok Jo ◽  
Yuanyuan Kan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
Hybrid Solar Cells ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
High Fill Factor

A heptacyclic carbon–oxygen-bridged ladder-type building block for A–D–A acceptors

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 1716-1719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Jin ◽  
Chenyu Deng ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Ting Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Fill Factor ◽  
High Fill Factor

A–D–A acceptors based on a heptacyclic carbon–oxygen-bridged ladder-type unit, COi7, can give a high fill factor in organic solar cells.

Device Simulation of Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell with Antireflective Coating

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal Krishna Burra ◽  
Dhriti Sundar Ghosh ◽  
Sanjay Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Photon Flux ◽  
Tandem Solar Cell ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
In Series ◽  
Light Management

Abstract Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells have significant potential for their use in tandem solar cells with silicon (Si) or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) materials. Light management and optical design are important for developing a highly efficient solar cell. Herein, numerical simulation of a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell was performed using a Matlab analytical program. The single-diode model for a solar cell is used for simulation with ideal working conditions. The tandem solar cell is comprised of two configurations which are the thin film-based perovskite solar cell on top and a wafer-based silicon solar cell on the bottom, and the silicon sub-cell with silicon nitride (SiNx) anti-reflection coatings (ARC) in series-connected configuration. The material properties like energy bandgap, diffusion length, doping concentration are considered for calculating the device parameters. The bandgap and thickness of the perovskite material, refractive indices, photon flux, and wavelength of light are varied to calculate voltage, current, quantum efficiency, and other parameters of the tandem solar cell. The silicon sub-cell with silicon nitride (SiNx) anti-reflection coatings (ARC) in series-connected configuration decreased the reflectivity and increased the overall voltage and current of the tandem cell. The double-layer ARC films have increased the efficiency up to 1%. The efficiency of the two-terminal tandem device is found out to be over 32%. This work provides a pathway for further enhancing the power conversion efficiency of perovskite/Si tandem cells.

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