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Perovskite-organic tandem solar cells with indium oxide interconnect

  • Multijunction solar cells can overcome the fundamental efficiency limits of single-junction devices. The bandgap tunability of metal halide perovskite solar cells renders them attractive for multijunction architectures(1). Combinations with silicon and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), as well as all-perovskite tandem cells, have been reported(2-5). Meanwhile, narrow-gap non-fullerene acceptors have unlocked skyrocketing efficiencies for organic solar cells(6,7). Organic and perovskite semiconductors are an attractive combination, sharing similar processing technologies. Currently, perovskite-organic tandems show subpar efficiencies and are limited by the low open-circuit voltage (V-oc) of wide-gap perovskite cells(8) and losses introduced by the interconnect between the subcells(9,10). Here we demonstrate perovskite-organic tandem cells with an efficiency of 24.0 per cent (certified 23.1 per cent) and a high V-oc of 2.15 volts. Optimized charge extraction layers afford perovskite subcells with an outstanding combination of highMultijunction solar cells can overcome the fundamental efficiency limits of single-junction devices. The bandgap tunability of metal halide perovskite solar cells renders them attractive for multijunction architectures(1). Combinations with silicon and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), as well as all-perovskite tandem cells, have been reported(2-5). Meanwhile, narrow-gap non-fullerene acceptors have unlocked skyrocketing efficiencies for organic solar cells(6,7). Organic and perovskite semiconductors are an attractive combination, sharing similar processing technologies. Currently, perovskite-organic tandems show subpar efficiencies and are limited by the low open-circuit voltage (V-oc) of wide-gap perovskite cells(8) and losses introduced by the interconnect between the subcells(9,10). Here we demonstrate perovskite-organic tandem cells with an efficiency of 24.0 per cent (certified 23.1 per cent) and a high V-oc of 2.15 volts. Optimized charge extraction layers afford perovskite subcells with an outstanding combination of high V-oc and fill factor. The organic subcells provide a high external quantum efficiency in the near-infrared and, in contrast to paradigmatic concerns about limited photostability of non-fullerene cells(11), show an outstanding operational stability if excitons are predominantly generated on the non-fullerene acceptor, which is the case in our tandems. The subcells are connected by an ultrathin (approximately 1.5 nanometres) metal-like indium oxide layer with unprecedented low optical/electrical losses. This work sets a milestone for perovskite-organic tandems, which outperform the best p-i-n perovskite single junctions(12) and are on a par with perovskite-CIGS and all-perovskite multijunctions(13).show moreshow less

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Author details:Kai Oliver BrinkmannORCiD, Tim Becker, Florian Zimmermann, Cedric Kreusel, Tobias GahlmannORCiD, Manuel TheisenORCiD, Tobias Haeger, Selina OlthofORCiD, Christian Tückmantel, M. Günster, Timo Maschwitz, Fabian Göbelsmann, Christine Koch, Dirk HertelORCiD, Pietro CaprioglioORCiDGND, Francisco Peña-CamargoORCiDGND, Lorena Perdigón-ToroORCiDGND, Amran Al-AshouriORCiD, Lena Merten, Alexander HinderhoferORCiD, Leonie GomellORCiD, Siyuan ZhangORCiD, Frank SchreiberORCiD, Steve Albrecht, Klaus MeerholzORCiD, Dieter NeherORCiDGND, Martin StolterfohtORCiDGND, Thomas RiedlORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04455-0
ISSN:0028-0836
ISSN:1476-4687
Pubmed ID:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35418631
Title of parent work (English):Nature
Publisher:Nature Research
Place of publishing:Berlin
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Date of first publication:2022/04/13
Publication year:2022
Release date:2024/06/24
Volume:604
Issue:7905
Number of pages:10
First page:280
Last Page:286
Funding institution:Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [SPP 2196, RI 1551/15-1, RI; 1551/12-1, RI 1551/18-1, RI 1551/4-3, RI 1551/7-2, HE 2698/7-2];; Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) [01DP20008];; Bundesministerium fur Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWi) [ZF4037809DF8];; European Union's Horizon 2020 Programme [951774]; European Regional; Development Fund (ERDF) [EFRE 0801507]; SCALUP project. (SOLAR-ERA.NET; Cofund 2) [32]
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie
DDC classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
Peer review:Referiert
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
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