10.5% efficient polymer and amorphous silicon hybrid tandem photovoltaic cell

Jeehwan Kim; Ziruo Hong; Gang Li; Tze Bin Song; Jay Chey; Yun Seog Lee; Jingbi You; Chun Chao Chen; Devendra K. Sadana; Yang Yang

doi:10.1038/ncomms7391

10.5% efficient polymer and amorphous silicon hybrid tandem photovoltaic cell

Jeehwan Kim, Ziruo Hong, Gang Li, Tze Bin Song, Jay Chey, Yun Seog Lee, Jingbi You, Chun Chao Chen, Devendra K. Sadana, Yang Yang

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Thin-film solar cells made with amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) or organic semiconductors are considered as promising renewable energy sources due to their low manufacturing cost and light weight. However, the efficiency of single-junction a-Si:H or organic solar cells is typically <10%, insufficient for achieving grid parity. Here we demonstrate an efficient double-junction photovoltaic cell by employing an a-Si:H film as a front sub-cell and a low band gap polymer:fullerene blend film as a back cell on planar glass substrates. Monolithic integration of 6.0% efficienct a-Si:H and 7.5% efficient polymer:fullerene blend solar cells results in a power conversion efficiency of 10.5%. Such high-efficiency thin-film tandem cells can be achieved by optical management and interface engineering of fully optimized high-performance front and back cells without sacrificing photovoltaic performance in both cells.

Original language	English
Article number	6391
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7391
Publication status	Published - 4 Mar 2015
Externally published	Yes

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General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy

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