High efficiency triple junction thin film silicon solar cells with optimized electrical structure

Liu, Bofei; Bai, Lisha; Chen, Ze; Zhang, Xiaodan; Zhang, Dekun; Ni, Jian; Huang, Qian; Wei, Changchun; Sun, Jian; Chen, Xinliang; Ren, Huizhi; Hou, Guofu; Wang, Guangcai; Zhao, Ying

doi:10.1002/pip.2564

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“…To date, the commercialized solar cells are based on bulk materials of monocrystalline Si and polycrystalline Si, as well as thin films of CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 , and tandem amorphous‐Si/microcrystalline‐Si . These first and second generation photovoltaic devices possess excellent photoelectron efficiency and long‐term stability; however, their disadvantages arise from either the toxicity of cadmium metal or the low abundance of indium metal, as well as complex manufacturing protocols .…”

Section: Photovoltaic Device and Solar Cellsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of Phosphorene and Black Phosphorus in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Pang

Bachmatiuk

Yin

et al. 2017

Advanced Energy Materials

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Black phosphorus was first synthesized by Bridgman in 1914 [1] but has been less intensively studied in the past century due The successful isolation of phosphorene (atomic layer thick black phosphorus) in 2014 has currently aroused the interest of 2D material researchers. In this review, first, the fundamentals of phosphorus allotropes, phosphorene, and black phosphorus, are briefly introduced, along with their structures, properties, and synthesis methods. Second, the readers are presented with an overview of their energy applications. Particularly in electrochemical energy storage, the large interlayer spacing (0.53 nm) in phosphorene allows the intercalation/deintercalation of larger ions as compared to its graphene counterpart. Therefore, phosphorene may possess greater potential for high electrochemical performance. In addition, the status of lithium ion batteries as well as secondary sodium ion batteries is reviewed. Next, each application for energy generation, conversion, and storage is described in detail with milestones as well as the challenges. These emerging applications include supercapacitors, photovoltaic devices, water splitting, photocatalytic hydrogenation, oxygen evolution, and thermoelectric generators. Finally the fast-growing dynamic field of phosphorene research is summarized and perspectives on future possibilities are presented calling on the efforts of chemists, physicists, and material scientists

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Section: Photovoltaic Device and Solar Cellsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of Phosphorene and Black Phosphorus in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Pang

Bachmatiuk

Yin

et al. 2017

Advanced Energy Materials

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253

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“…The high V OC was estimated with considerations of the V OC of the corresponding single‐junction cells and minor voltage losses at the TRJs. To go further, with state‐of‐the‐art a‐SiGe x :H subcell fabrication and process optimization which have been demonstrate in literature, we suggest that optimized external parameters with V OC of 3.05 V, J SC of 6.5 mA cm −2 , FF of 77%, and an initial efficiency of 15.3% are practically achievable.…”

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Quadruple‐Junction Thin‐Film Silicon Solar Cells Using Four Different Absorber Materials

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We fabricated and studied quadruple‐junction wide‐gap a‐Si:H/narrow‐gap a‐Si:H/a‐SiGex:H/nc‐Si:H thin‐film silicon solar cells. It is among the first attempts in thin‐film photovoltaics to make a two‐terminal solar cell with four different absorber materials. Several tunnel recombination junctions were tested, and the n‐SiOx:H/p‐SiOx:H structure was proven to be a generic solution for the three pairs of neighboring subcells. The proposed combination of absorbers led to a more reasonable spectral utilization than the counterpart containing two nc‐Si:H subcells. Besides, the use of high‐mobility transparent conductive oxide and modulated surface texture significantly enhances the total light absorption in the absorber layers. This work paved the way toward high‐efficiency quadruple‐junction cells, and a practical estimation of the achievable efficiency was given.

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“…The MJ approach is certainly not new in the PV community. In fact, it has been intensively investigated for thin-film Si 245,246,[255][256][257][247][248][249][250][251][252][253][254] and III-V PV technologies [258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266] . It consists of two or more sub-cells that absorb light of different energies.…”

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Progress and challenges on scaling up of perovskite solar cell technology

Yan

Savenije

Mazzarella

et al. 2022

Sustainable Energy Fuels

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High efficiency triple junction thin film silicon solar cells with optimized electrical structure

Abstract: We report on improving the performance of pin-type a-

Cited by 21 publications

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Applications of Phosphorene and Black Phosphorus in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Applications of Phosphorene and Black Phosphorus in Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Quadruple‐Junction Thin‐Film Silicon Solar Cells Using Four Different Absorber Materials

Progress and challenges on scaling up of perovskite solar cell technology

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