A mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite absorber for tandem solar cells

Metal halide perovskite photovoltaic cells could potentially boost the efficiency of commercial silicon photovoltaic modules from ~20 toward 30% when used in tandem architectures. An optimum perovskite cell optical band gap of ~1.75 electron volts (eV) can be achieved by varying halide composition,...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2016-01, Vol.351 (6269), p.151-155
Main Authors: McMeekin, David P., Sadoughi, Golnaz, Rehman, Waqaas, Eperon, Giles E., Saliba, Michael, Hörantner, Maximilian T., Haghighirad, Amir, Sakai, Nobuya, Korte, Lars, Rech, Bernd, Johnston, Michael B., Herz, Laura M., Snaith, Henry J.
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Language:English
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Materials science
Photovoltaic cells
Solar energy
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Summary:Metal halide perovskite photovoltaic cells could potentially boost the efficiency of commercial silicon photovoltaic modules from ~20 toward 30% when used in tandem architectures. An optimum perovskite cell optical band gap of ~1.75 electron volts (eV) can be achieved by varying halide composition, but to date, such materials have had poor photostability and thermal stability. Here we present a highly crystalline and compositionally photostable material, [HC(NH₂)₂]0.83Cs0.17Pb(I0.6Br0.4)₃, with an optical band gap of ~1.74 eV, and we fabricated perovskite cells that reached open-circuit voltages of 1.2 volts and power conversion efficiency of over 17% on small areas and 14.7% on 0.715 cm² cells. By combining these perovskite cells with a 19%-efficient silicon cell, we demonstrated the feasibility of achieving >25%-efficient four-terminal tandem cells.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aad5845