scholarly journals Device simulation of all-perovskite four-terminal tandem solar cells: towards 33% efficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Ajay Singh ◽  
Alessio Gagliardi
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Tandem Cell ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
The Impact

Inorganic–organic hybrid perovskites offer wide optical absorption, long charge carrier diffusion length, and high optical-to-electrical conversion, enabling more than 25% efficiency of single-junction perovskite solar cells. All-perovskite four-terminal (4T) tandem solar cells have gained great attention because of solution-processability and potentially high efficiency without a need for current-matching between subcells. To make the best use of a tandem architecture, the subcell bandgaps and thicknesses must be optimized. This study presents a drift-diffusion simulation model to find optimum device parameters for a 4T tandem cell exceeding 33% of efficiency. Optimized subcell bandgaps and thicknesses, contact workfunctions, charge transport layer doping and perovskite surface modification are investigated for all-perovskite 4T tandem solar cells. Also, using real material and device parameters, the impact of bulk and interface traps is investigated. It is observed that, despite high recombination losses, the 4T device can achieve very high efficiencies for a broad range of bandgap combinations. We obtained the best efficiency for top and bottom cell bandgaps close to 1.55 eV and 0.9 eV, respectively. The optimum thickness of the top and bottom cells are found to be about 250 nm and 450 nm, respectively. Furthermore, we investigated that doping in the hole transport layers in both the subcells can significantly improve tandem cell efficiency. The present study will provide the experimentalists an optimum device with optimized bandgaps, thicknesses, contact workfunctions, perovskite surface modification and doping in subcells, enabling high-efficiency all-perovskite 4T tandem solar cells.

scholarly journals The challenge of designing accelerated indoor tests to predict the outdoor lifetime of perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Köbler ◽  
Mark V. Khenkin ◽  
Rajarshi Roy ◽  
Nga Phung ◽  
Quiterie Emery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Real World ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Constant Illumination ◽  
Transient Behaviour ◽  
Small Change

Abstract Over the past decade, perovskite solar cells have travelled an amazing way towards high efficiency. However, a major roadblock remaining is the operational stability, while achieving technological maturity and proving real-world stability is crucial to gain trust among investors. In that sense, it is of high interest to be able to predict the operational lifetime, which needs to be in the range of years or decades, within an experimentally reasonable timeframe. Yet, peculiarities of perovskite solar cells’ ageing behaviour lead to severe difficulties in translating the results of indoor tests to their outdoor counterpart. In particular, transient processes cause diverse results among different ageing tests.Here, for the first time, we show a complete set of constant illumination indoor testing, cycled illumination indoor testing and real-world outdoor testing on equal in-house devices. Exemplarily, we compare two different types of perovskite solar cells, in which only the hole-transport layer is varied. Despite this small change, the devices show distinctly different transient behaviour. In either case, the commonly used constant illumination experiments fail to predict the outdoor behaviour of the cell. Yet, we observe a good correlation between the cycled illumination test and the outdoor behaviour of one of the two solar cells, while this is not the case for the other system. This result highlights the urge for further research on how to perform meaningful accelerated indoor tests to predict the outdoor lifetime of perovskite solar cells.

High-performance perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 monolithic tandem solar cells

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 361 (6405) ◽  
pp. 904-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qifeng Han ◽  
Yao-Tsung Hsieh ◽  
Lei Meng ◽  
Jyh-Lih Wu ◽  
Pengyu Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells

The combination of hybrid perovskite and Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) has the potential for realizing high-efficiency thin-film tandem solar cells because of the complementary tunable bandgaps and excellent photovoltaic properties of these materials. In tandem solar device architectures, the interconnecting layer plays a critical role in determining the overall cell performance, requiring both an effective electrical connection and high optical transparency. We used nanoscale interface engineering of the CIGS surface and a heavily doped poly[bis(4-phenyl)(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)amine] (PTAA) hole transport layer between the subcells that preserves open-circuit voltage and enhances both the fill factor and short-circuit current. A monolithic perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cell achieved a 22.43% efficiency, and unencapsulated devices under ambient conditions maintained 88% of their initial efficiency after 500 hours of aging under continuous 1-sun illumination.

Efficient perovskite solar cells with negligible hysteresis achieved by sol–gel-driven spinel nickel cobalt oxide thin films as the hole transport layer

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (24) ◽  
pp. 7288-7298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Ho Lee ◽  
Young Wook Noh ◽  
In Su Jin ◽  
Sang Hyun Park ◽  
Jae Woong Jung
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Current Voltage

Current–voltage hysteresis is a critical issue that impacts the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells, and thus, it is imperative to develop high-efficiency perovskite solar cells without hysteresis behavior.

scholarly journals Numerical Investigation of Cu2O as Hole Transport Layer for High-Efficiency CIGS Solar Cell

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hassan Yousuf ◽  
Faisal Saeed ◽  
Haider Ali Tauqeer
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cigs Solar Cell ◽  
Cigs Solar Cells

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) is an inexpensive material that has the potential to dominate the next-generation photovoltaic (PV) industry. Here we detail computational investigation of CIGS solar cell with encouragement of adopting cuprous dioxide (Cu2O) as a Hole Transport Layer (HTL) for efficient fabricated CIGS solar cells. Although Cu2O as a HTL has been studied earlier for perovskite and other organic/inorganic solar cell yet no study has been detailed on potential application of Cu2O for CIGS solar cells. With the proposed architecture, recombination losses are fairly reduced at the back contact and contribute to enhanced photo-current generation. With the introduction of Cu2O, the overall cell efficiency is increased to 26.63%. The wide-band of Cu2O pulls holes from the CIGS absorber which allows smoother extraction of holes with experiencing lesser resistance. Further, it was also inferred that, HTL also improves the quantum efficiency (QE) for photons with large wavelengths thus increases the cell operating spectrum.

scholarly journals Influence of the Preparation Method on Planar Perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xClx Solar Cell Performance and Hysteresis

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-68
Author(s):  
A. Ivanova ◽  
A. Tokmakov ◽  
K. Lebedeva ◽  
M. Roze ◽  
I. Kaulachs
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Acid Methyl Ester ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
One Step

Abstract Organometal halide perovskites are promising materials for lowcost, high-efficiency solar cells. The method of perovskite layer deposition and the interfacial layers play an important role in determining the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). In the paper, we demonstrate inverted planar perovskite solar cells where perovskite layers are deposited by two-step modified interdiffusion and one-step methods. We also demonstrate how PSC parameters change by doping of charge transport layers (CTL). We used dimethylsupoxide (DMSO) as dopant for the hole transport layer (PEDOT:PSS) but for the electron transport layer [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM)) we used N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl(3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilyl chloride (DMOAP). The highest main PSC parameters (PCE, EQE, VOC) were obtained for cells prepared by the one-step method with fast crystallization and doped CTLs but higher fill factor (FF) and shunt resistance (Rsh) values were obtained for cells prepared by the two-step method with undoped CTLs.

Universal Passivation Strategy for the Hole Transport Layer/Perovskite Interface via an Alkali Treatment for High‐Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

Solar RRL ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 2000793
Author(s):  
Passarut Boonmongkolras ◽  
Syed Dildar Haider Naqvi ◽  
Daehan Kim ◽  
Seong Ryul Pae ◽  
Min Kyu Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer

scholarly journals Synergy of Bis(Sulfanylidene)Tungsten and Spiro-Ometad for an Efficient Perovskite Solar Cell

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4011-4016
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cell ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Direct Band

The researchers now days are avid of solar cells despite the efficiency issues. As lead-based halide perovskite exhibit toxic nature alternatives for the anti- toxic perovskite solar cells(PSCs) are gaining much research. Bis(sulfanylidene )tungsten is a toxic free feasible emerging option with direct band gap of value 1.8 eV. Tungsten disulfide is other chemical name of Bis(sulfanylidene)tungsten. In this paper, perovskite solar cell (PSC) with Bis(sulfanylidene)tungsten (WS2 ) as electron transport layer and spiro-OMeTAD as hole transport layer is modelled and simulated using SCAPS software to analyze performance parameters. The device simulations results are compared for comprehensive defect study of WS2 as ETL. With integration of WS2 and spiro-OMeTAD in the perovskite design, the outcomes are proficient enough with 25.96% of PCE, 22.06 mA/cm2 Jsc, 1.280V Voc and 91.76% FF. Launching the batch setup for absorber layer thickness further resulted with competent PCE 27.78%. The outcomes signified that the toxic-free WS2 based PSC can be a prominent upcoming perspective in terms of environmentally pristine nature and capitulate comparative high efficiency

High-Efficiency Solution-Processed Planar Perovskite Solar Cells with a Polymer Hole Transport Layer

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1401855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewei Zhao ◽  
Michael Sexton ◽  
Hye-Yun Park ◽  
George Baure ◽  
Juan C. Nino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Solution Processed
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