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High-efficiency tandem perovskite solar cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2015

Colin D. Bailie  and
Michael D. McGehee
Colin D. Bailie
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University, USA; [email protected]
Michael D. McGehee
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stanford University, USA; [email protected]
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Abstract

A method to cost-effectively upgrade the performance of an established small-bandgap solar technology is to deposit a large-bandgap polycrystalline semiconductor on top to make a tandem solar cell. Metal-halide perovskites have recently been demonstrated as large-bandgap semiconductors that perform well even as a defective and polycrystalline material. We review the initial experimental and modeling work performed on these tandems. We also discuss in-depth the challenges of perovskite-based tandems and the innovations needed from the solar research community to propel perovskite-based tandems into the high-efficiency (>25%) regime and reach commercial competitiveness.

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photovoltaicdevicesoptoelectronic
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 40 , Issue 8: Perovskite Photovoltaics , August 2015 , pp. 681 - 686
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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