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Stronger together: perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

Shenghan Wu, Shengqiang Ren, Cong Chen and Dewei Zhao

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 Corresponding author: Dewei Zhao, dewei.zhao@scu.edu.cn, dewei_zhao@hotmail.com

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/24110025CSTR: 32376.14.1674-4926.24110025

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De Bastiani M, Larini V, Montecucco R, et al. The levelized cost of electricity from perovskite photovoltaics. Energy Environ Sci, 2023, 16(2), 421 doi: 10.1039/D2EE03136A
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Raza E, Ahmad Z. Review on two-terminal and four-terminal crystalline-silicon/perovskite tandem solar cells; progress, challenges, and future perspectives. Energy Rep, 2022, 8, 5820 doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.04.028
[3]
Best research cell efficiency chart 2024. https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html
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Mailoa J P, Bailie C D, Johlin E C, et al. A 2-terminal perovskite/silicon multijunction solar cell enabled by a silicon tunnel junction. Appl Phys Lett, 2015, 106(12), 121105 doi: 10.1063/1.4914179
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Bush K A, Palmstrom A F, Yu Z J, et al. 23.6%-efficient monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with improved stability. Nat Energy, 2017, 2(4), 17009 doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.9
[6]
Wu Y L, Zheng P T, Peng J, et al. 27.6% perovskite/c-Si tandem solar cells using industrial fabricated TOPCon device. Adv Energy Mater, 2022, 12(27), 2200821 doi: 10.1002/aenm.202200821
[7]
Ding Z T, Kan C X, Jiang S G, et al. Highly passivated TOPCon bottom cells for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1), 8453 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52309-2
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Chin X Y, Turkay D, Steele J A, et al. Interface passivation for 31.25%-efficient perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Science, 2023, 381(6653), 59 doi: 10.1126/science.adg0091
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Chen J, Yang S F, Jiang L, et al. Surface molecular engineering for fully textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2024, 63(36), e202407151 doi: 10.1002/anie.202407151
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Aydin E, Ugur E, Yildirim B K, et al. Enhanced optoelectronic coupling for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Nature, 2023, 623(7988), 732 doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06667-4
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Zheng X T, Kong W C, Wen J, et al. Solvent engineering for scalable fabrication of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells in air. Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1), 4907 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49351-5
Fig. 1.  (Color online) (a) Schematic diagram of PSTSCs: 2T (left), 3T (middle), and 4T (right). Adapted from Ref. [2]. Copyright 2022, Elsevier. (b) Evolution of the efficiency in PSCs and PSTSCs. (c) J−V curve and efficiency at the maximum power point (inset) of the champion tandem device. Adapted from Ref. [5]. Copyright 2015, Springer Nature. (d) Schematic illustration of the PSTSC and corresponding picture of the perovskite top cell on textured Si (up). Asymptotic maximum power scan (down). Adapted from Ref. [8]. Copyright 2023, American Association for the Advancement of Science. (e) Schematic view of a fully textured monolithic perovskite-silicon tandem (up). J−V scans of the control and DSC-treated tandem cells (down). Adapted from Ref. [9]. Copyright 2024, Wiley. (f) Cross-sectional SEM image of an all-perovskite TSC (up). J−V curve of the best-performing TSC (down). Adapted from Ref. [10]. Copyright 2023, Springer Nature. (g) Schematic diagram of perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cell (up). J−V curves of the tandem device under reverse and forward bias (down). Adapted from Ref. [12]. Copyright 2024, Springer Nature.

[1]
De Bastiani M, Larini V, Montecucco R, et al. The levelized cost of electricity from perovskite photovoltaics. Energy Environ Sci, 2023, 16(2), 421 doi: 10.1039/D2EE03136A
[2]
Raza E, Ahmad Z. Review on two-terminal and four-terminal crystalline-silicon/perovskite tandem solar cells; progress, challenges, and future perspectives. Energy Rep, 2022, 8, 5820 doi: 10.1016/j.egyr.2022.04.028
[3]
Best research cell efficiency chart 2024. https://www.nrel.gov/pv/cell-efficiency.html
[4]
Mailoa J P, Bailie C D, Johlin E C, et al. A 2-terminal perovskite/silicon multijunction solar cell enabled by a silicon tunnel junction. Appl Phys Lett, 2015, 106(12), 121105 doi: 10.1063/1.4914179
[5]
Bush K A, Palmstrom A F, Yu Z J, et al. 23.6%-efficient monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with improved stability. Nat Energy, 2017, 2(4), 17009 doi: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.9
[6]
Wu Y L, Zheng P T, Peng J, et al. 27.6% perovskite/c-Si tandem solar cells using industrial fabricated TOPCon device. Adv Energy Mater, 2022, 12(27), 2200821 doi: 10.1002/aenm.202200821
[7]
Ding Z T, Kan C X, Jiang S G, et al. Highly passivated TOPCon bottom cells for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1), 8453 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-52309-2
[8]
Chin X Y, Turkay D, Steele J A, et al. Interface passivation for 31.25%-efficient perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Science, 2023, 381(6653), 59 doi: 10.1126/science.adg0091
[9]
Chen J, Yang S F, Jiang L, et al. Surface molecular engineering for fully textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2024, 63(36), e202407151 doi: 10.1002/anie.202407151
[10]
He R, Wang W H, Yi Z J, et al. Improving interface quality for 1-cm2 all-perovskite tandem solar cells. Nature, 2023, 618(7963), 80 doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05992-y
[11]
Aydin E, Ugur E, Yildirim B K, et al. Enhanced optoelectronic coupling for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Nature, 2023, 623(7988), 732 doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06667-4
[12]
Zheng X T, Kong W C, Wen J, et al. Solvent engineering for scalable fabrication of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells in air. Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1), 4907 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49351-5
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    Received: 22 November 2024 Revised: 14 February 2025 Online: Accepted Manuscript: 08 March 2025Uncorrected proof: 11 March 2025Published: 15 May 2025

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      Shenghan Wu, Shengqiang Ren, Cong Chen, Dewei Zhao. Stronger together: perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(5): 050201. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/24110025 ****S H Wu, S Q Ren, C Chen, and D W Zhao, Stronger together: perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells[J]. J. Semicond., 2025, 46(5), 050201 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/24110025
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      Shenghan Wu, Shengqiang Ren, Cong Chen, Dewei Zhao. Stronger together: perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(5): 050201. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/24110025 ****
      S H Wu, S Q Ren, C Chen, and D W Zhao, Stronger together: perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells[J]. J. Semicond., 2025, 46(5), 050201 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/24110025

      Stronger together: perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

      DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/24110025
      CSTR: 32376.14.1674-4926.24110025
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      • Shenghan Wu received his BS degree from Henan University in 2023. Currently, he is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Dewei Zhao in College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University. His research focuses on wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells and perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
      • Dewei Zhao received his PhD degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2011. Since 2012, he has worked as a postdoc at University of Michigan and University of Florida and as a research assistant professor in Prof. Yanfa Yan's group at the University of Toledo. Currently, he is a professor at College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University. His research focuses on organic/inorganic hybrid optoelectronic devices, such as thin-film solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and photodetectors
      • Corresponding author: dewei.zhao@scu.edu.cn, dewei_zhao@hotmail.com
      • Received Date: 2024-11-22
      • Revised Date: 2025-02-14
      • Available Online: 2025-03-08

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