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16.8% Monolithic all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells via a universal two-step solution process.

ABSTRACT: Perovskite semiconductors hold a unique promise in developing multijunction solar cells with high-efficiency and low-cost. Besides design constraints to reduce optical and electrical losses, integrating several very different perovskite absorber layers in a multijunction cell imposes a great processing challenge. Here, we report a versatile two-step solution process for high-quality 1.73?eV wide-, 1.57?eV mid-, and 1.23?eV narrow-bandgap perovskite films. Based on the development of robust and low-resistivity interconnecting layers, we achieve power conversion efficiencies of above 19% for monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells with limited loss of potential energy and fill factor. In a combination of 1.73?eV, 1.57?eV, and 1.23?eV perovskite sub-cells, we further demonstrate a power conversion efficiency of 16.8% for monolithic all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells.

SUBMITTER: Wang J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7567894 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

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16.8% Monolithic all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells via a universal two-step solution process.

Wang Junke J Zardetto Valerio V Datta Kunal K Zhang Dong D Wienk Martijn M MM Janssen René A J RAJ

Nature communications 20201016 1

Perovskite semiconductors hold a unique promise in developing multijunction solar cells with high-efficiency and low-cost. Besides design constraints to reduce optical and electrical losses, integrating several very different perovskite absorber layers in a multijunction cell imposes a great processing challenge. Here, we report a versatile two-step solution process for high-quality 1.73 eV wide-, 1.57 eV mid-, and 1.23 eV narrow-bandgap perovskite films. Based on the development of robust and l ...[more]

PMID: 33067448

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