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Temperature-Bandgap Relation Determines Outdoor Performance of Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells
Written by AZoMJan 26 2021
Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells carry a huge potential to transform the global solar industry. This potential originates from a significant improvement in the performance of silicon solar cells on the same footprint and thus enabling a cost reduction and lower the carbon footprint.
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While this technology is being prepared for the market entrance, researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) performed outdoor tests to understand the real-world performance of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandems. The team chose the test location since “hot and sunny climates”, typical for the Arabian peninsula, are an ideal location for the deployment of such high-performance solar cells and found that the devices in the field routinely reach temperatures exceeding 50 °C. This tem
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Several years of rapid development has allowed research groups worldwide to create increasingly efficient perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. The scientific focus is now shifting towards the better understanding and control of the mechanisms responsible for the impressive performance of these new types of photovoltaics.
Solar cells based on crystalline silicon have been very successful during the worldwide uptake of photovoltaic (PV) technology and currently dominate the PV market. The vast majority of the commercial solar cells used in solar power plants are of the single-junction type and generate electricity using the single p-n junction.