Theoretical Analysis of Two‐Terminal and Four‐Terminal Perovskite/Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Tandem Solar Cells

Abstract

Perovskite/copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) tandem solar cells represent an attractive configuration to obtain ultrahigh efficiency. A detailed theoretical analysis is crucial for further improving the performance of tandem solar cells. Herein, four‐terminal and two‐terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells are intensively researched. For four‐terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cell, the optimal thicknesses of CH3NH3PbI3 and CIGS are 0.5 and 3 μm, respectively, according to the simulation result. Reducing the thickness of TiO2 and Spiro‐OMeTAD can minimize the short‐wavelength parasitic absorption and long‐wavelength parasitic absorption, respectively. Meanwhile, using antireflection coating, such as 100 nm MgF2, is beneficial to increase the photon absorption. For two‐terminal perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells, the thicknesses of perovskite and CIGS are tuned to meet the current matching. To further improve the efficiency of two‐terminal tandem cells, FTO thickness is reduced to minimize reflection, and the optimal doping concentration of CIGS (1 × 1018 cm−3) is used. In addition, results show that the quality of perovskite films should be improved by enlarging the grain size to decrease the trap states at grain boundary. Finally, the optimal efficiency of two‐terminal CH3NH3PbI2Br/CIGS tandem solar cells reaches 31.13%.