Stable, high-efficiency, CuInSe/sub 2/-based, polycrystalline, thin-film tandem solar cells: Final subcontract report, 16 March 1984-15 March 1987

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Birkmire ◽  
J. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Polycrystalline Thin Film ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells

High-Efficiency Polycrystalline Thin Film Tandem Solar Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
pp. 2676-2681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Kranz ◽  
Antonio Abate ◽  
Thomas Feurer ◽  
Fan Fu ◽  
Enrico Avancini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Polycrystalline Thin Film ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells

Carrier lifetimes of >1 μs in Sn-Pb perovskites enable efficient all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 364 (6439) ◽  
pp. 475-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinhui Tong ◽  
Zhaoning Song ◽  
Dong Hoe Kim ◽  
Xihan Chen ◽  
Cong Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Polycrystalline Thin Film ◽  
Low Band Gap ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Carrier Lifetimes ◽  
Guanidinium Thiocyanate

All-perovskite–based polycrystalline thin-film tandem solar cells have the potential to deliver efficiencies of >30%. However, the performance of all-perovskite–based tandem devices has been limited by the lack of high-efficiency, low–band gap tin-lead (Sn-Pb) mixed-perovskite solar cells (PSCs). We found that the addition of guanidinium thiocyanate (GuaSCN) resulted in marked improvements in the structural and optoelectronic properties of Sn-Pb mixed, low–band gap (~1.25 electron volt) perovskite films. The films have defect densities that are lower by a factor of 10, leading to carrier lifetimes of greater than 1 microsecond and diffusion lengths of 2.5 micrometers. These improved properties enable our demonstration of >20% efficient low–band gap PSCs. When combined with wider–band gap PSCs, we achieve 25% efficient four-terminal and 23.1% efficient two-terminal all-perovskite–based polycrystalline thin-film tandem solar cells.

High-efficiency GaAs/CuInSe/sub 2/ and AlGaAs/CuInSe/sub 2/ thin-film tandem solar cells

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P. Gale ◽  
R.W. McClelland ◽  
B.D. Dingle ◽  
J.V. Gormley ◽  
R.M. Burgess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells

Energy-yield prediction for II–VI-based thin-film tandem solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2644-2653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Mailoa ◽  
Mitchell Lee ◽  
Ian M. Peters ◽  
Tonio Buonassisi ◽  
Alex Panchula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Energy Yield ◽  
Yield Prediction ◽  
Polycrystalline Thin Film ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Single Junction ◽  
Yield Calculation

Polycrystalline, thin-film tandem solar cells that leverage commercial II–VI semiconductor technologies as the top cell could overcome the practical conversion-efficiency limits of single-junction solar cells. In this paper we provide energy-yield calculation of a solar cell – single-junction and tandem – in a real-world climate conditions.

scholarly journals Material and solar cell research in high efficiency micromorph tandem solar cell

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razagh Hafezi ◽  
Soroush Karimi ◽  
Sharie Jamalzae ◽  
Masoud Jabbari
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Chemical Vapour ◽  
Microcrystalline Silicon ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Bottom Cell

“Micromorph” tandem solar cells consisting of a microcrystalline silicon bottom cell and an amorphous silicon top cell are considered as one of the most promising new thin-film silicon solar-cell concepts. Their promise lies in the hope of simultaneously achieving high conversion efficiencies at relatively low manufacturing costs. The concept was introduced by IMT Neuchâtel, based on the VHF-GD (very high frequency glow discharge) deposition method. The key element of the micromorph cell is the hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon bottom cell that opens new perspectives for low-temperature thin-film crystalline silicon technology. This paper describes the use, within p–i–n- and n–i–p-type solar cells, of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (_c-Si:H) thin films (layers), both deposited at low temperatures (200_C) by plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition (PECVD), from a mixture of silane and hydrogen. Optical and electrical properties of the i-layers are described. Finally, present performances and future perspectives for a high efficiency ‘micromorph’ (mc-Si:Hya-Si:H) tandem solar cells are discussed.

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