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Presented here is the optimization of a planar two-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with a texture structure. The developed simulation model is fitted to published experimental results, and the importance of current matching in…
In this work, we investigate how a varying spectral irradiance and top cell bandgap affect the energy yield of 2T and 4T perovskite//silicon tandem solar cells under outdoor operating conditions. For the comparison, we first validate an…
The widespread use of lead-based materials in tandem solar cells raises critical environmental and health concerns due to their inherent toxicity and risk of contamination. To address this challenge, we focused on lead-free tandem…
Perovskite-organic tandem solar cells (P-O TSCs) hold great promise for next-generation thin-film photovoltaics, with steadily improving power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, the development of optimal interconnecting layers (ICLs)…
Fully-textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have emerged as promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. The optical functions of full texturing, however, are not yet fully understood. A key challenge is the requirement…
Accurate optical constants are essential for modelling light propagation, absorption, and ultimately photovoltaic performance in state of the art perovskite solar cells and is especially important for multiple junction or tandem cells.…
Perovskite indoor photovoltaics (PIPVs) are emerging as a transformative technology for low-light intensity energy harvesting, owing to their high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), low-cost fabrication, solution-processability, and…
Tandem solar cells are at the forefront of extending the efficiency limits of solar cell technology. Among two-terminal tandems, current-matched (CM) tandem solar cells are of particular interest, owing to their relative ease of…
Perovskite-silicon tandem technology has exceeded the single junction theoretical efficiency limit. However, there is still distance to the thermodynamic limit mainly caused by the fill factor. This work presents a methodology to illustrate…
There are recent investigations regarding tandem solar cells with a top perovskite cell and a bottom silicon one with a potential of > 25% power conversion efficiency. Because of still high production costs of silicon cells it is believed…
Hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide perovskites are emerging materials in photovoltaics, whose bandgap is one of the most crucial parameters governing their light harvesting performance. Here we present the temperature and photocarrier…
Identification of charge carrier separation processes in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells and recombination at buried interfaces of charge selective contacts is crucial for photovoltaic research. Here, intensity- and wavelength-…
To be able to increase the efficiency of perovskite solar cells which is one of the most substantial challenges ahead in photovoltaic industry, the structural and optical properties of perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xBrx for values x=1-3 have been…
High efficiencies of >30% are predicted for series-connected tandem solar cells when current-matching is achieved between the wide-bandgap top cell and silicon bottom cell. Sub-cells are typically optimised for current-matching based on the…
We show that the use of 1,3-diaminopropane (DAP) as a chemical modifier at the perovskite/electron-transport layer (ETL) interface enhances the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 1.7 eV bandgap FACs mixed-halide perovskite single-junction…
Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites are low-cost solution-processable solar cell materials with photovoltaic properties that rival those of crystalline silicon. The perovskite films are typically sandwiched between thin layers of…
We develop a new approach to calculate the obtainable limit of photoconversion efficiency of tandem solar cells (SCs) and applied it to SCs with both vertical and lateral designs at AM0 and AM1.5 conditions. To get the maximum efficiency,…
Light Management (LM) is essential for metal-halide perovskite solar cells in their race for record performance. In this review, criteria on materials, processes and photonic engineering are established such as to enhance mainly the short…
The significant surge in energy use and escalating environmental concerns have sparked worldwide interest towards the study and implementation of solar cell technology. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered remarkable attention as an…
Selenium is experiencing renewed interest as a promising candidate for the wide bandgap photoabsorber in tandem solar cells. However, despite the potential of selenium-based tandems to surpass the theoretical efficiency limit of single…