Abstract
Tandem configuration-containing perovskite and silicon solar cells are promising candidates for realizing a high power conversion efficiency of 30% at reasonable costs. Silicon solar cells with planar front surfaces used in tandem devices cause high optical losses, which significantly affects their efficiency. Moreover, some studies have explored the fabrication of perovskites on textured silicon cells. However, due to improper texturing, light trapping is not ideal in these devices, which reduces the efficiency. In this work, we optimized the pyramid height of textured silicon cells and efficiently characterized them to achieve enhanced light trapping. Two different kinds of perovskites, namely, Cs0.17FA0.6Pb(Br0.17I0.7)3 and Cs0.25FA0.6Pb(Br0.20I0.7)3 with wide bandgaps were conformally deposited on textured silicon cells, and the performance of these flat and fully textured tandem devices was numerically analyzed. The thickness of each layer in the tandem cell was optimized in a way to ensure a perfect current match between the top perovskite and bottom silicon subcells. The results indicated that the textured tandem configuration enhances light absorption over a broad spectral range due to the optimized pyramid height compared to flat surfaces. Eventually, the photovoltaic parameters of the proposed tandem cell were compared with the already existing structures, and our design supports large values of open circuit voltage (Voc) = 1.78 V, short circuit current density (Jsc) = 20.09 mA cm−2, fill factor (FF) = 79.01%, and efficiency (η) = 28.20% compared to other kinds of tandem solar cells.
Highlights
The crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology has dominated the photovoltaic market with continuously improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.[1]
In order to understand the improvement in the photovoltaic parameters of the proposed solar cell, we started our discussion with a simple silicon sample
The pyramid type of texturing of different heights was produced on both sides of the silicon sample with the aim of optimizing the pyramid height of silicon, which is important for light trapping in the tandem con guration
Summary
The crystalline silicon (c-Si) technology has dominated the photovoltaic market with continuously improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.[1]. Sahli et al, have demonstrated 25.2% efficient double-side-textured monolithic two-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem cells with improved optical modelling.[30] the optimization of pyramid height, charge transport and transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer thickness is still necessary for high-matched short-circuit current and conformal deposition of perovskites on textured surfaces.
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