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Monolithic DSSC/CIGS tandem solar cell fabricated by a solution process.

ABSTRACT: Tandem architecture between organic (dye-sensitized solar cell, DSSC) and inorganic (CuInGaSe2 thin film solar cell, CIGS) single-junction solar cells was constructed particularly based on a solution process. Arc-plasma deposition was employed for the Pt interfacial layer to minimize the damage to the layers of the CIGS bottom cell. Solar cell efficiency of 13% was achieved, which is significant progress from individual single-junction solar cells (e.g., 7.25 and 6.2% for DSSC and CIGS, respectively).

SUBMITTER: Moon SH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4355678 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Monolithic DSSC/CIGS tandem solar cell fabricated by a solution process.

Moon Sung Hwan SH Park Se Jin SJ Kim Sang Hoon SH Lee Min Woo MW Han Jisu J Kim Jin Young JY Kim Honggon H Hwang Yun Jeong YJ Lee Doh-Kwon DK Min Byoung Koun BK

Scientific reports 20150311

Tandem architecture between organic (dye-sensitized solar cell, DSSC) and inorganic (CuInGaSe2 thin film solar cell, CIGS) single-junction solar cells was constructed particularly based on a solution process. Arc-plasma deposition was employed for the Pt interfacial layer to minimize the damage to the layers of the CIGS bottom cell. Solar cell efficiency of 13% was achieved, which is significant progress from individual single-junction solar cells (e.g., 7.25 and 6.2% for DSSC and CIGS, respecti ...[more]

PMID: 25759191

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