All-perovskite tandem solar cells : from fundamentals to technological progress

Abstract

Organic-inorganic perovskite materials have gradually progressed from single-junction solar cells to tandem (double) or even multi-junction (triple-junction) solar cells as all-perovskite tandem solar cells (APTSCs). Perovskites have numerous advantages: (1) tunable optical bandgaps, (2) low-cost, e.g. via solution-processing, inexpensive precursors, and compatibility with many thin-film processing technologies, (3) scalability and lightweight, and (4) eco-friendliness related to low CO2 emission. However, APTSCs face challenges regarding stability caused by Sn2+ oxidation in narrow bandgap perovskites, low performance due to Voc deficit in the wide bandgap range, non-standardisation of charge recombination layers, and challenging thin-film deposition as each layer must be nearly perfectly homogenous. Here, we discuss the fundamentals of APTSCs and technological progress in constructing each layer of the all-perovskite stacks. Furthermore, the theoretical power conversion efficiency (PCE) limitation of APTSCs is discussed using simulations.German Research FoundationSpanish Ministry of Science and EducationAEIFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and EnergyIsrael Ministry of EnergyEuropean CommissionEuropean Research CouncilGerman Bundesministerium für Bildung and Forschung (BMBF)National Research Foundation of KoreaMinistry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (MSIP

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