journal article·2024-08Open access

Advancing Monolithic Perovskite/TOPCon Tandem Solar Cells by Customizing Industrial‐Level Micro‐Nano Structures

Shengguo Jiang, Zetao Ding, Xin Li, Liping Zhang, Zhiqin Ying, Xi Yang, Zhenhai Yang, Weichuang Yang, Yuheng Zeng, Jichun Ye

Advanced Functional Materials· Volume 34· Issue 34

Abstract

Abstract Texturing silicon solar cells with micro/nano‐structures is crucial for achieving outstanding optical performance in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells (TSCs). However, ensuring excellent electrical properties remains a challenge due to reduced passivation quality of the bottom silicon sub‐cells and difficulties in perovskite formation on textured substrates. Here, an industrial‐level sub‐micron random pyramid (sMRP) structure on the front side of a tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) solar cell using a simple alkaline texturing process is presented, resulting in excellent optical and electrical properties. Through meticulous fabrication process tuning, uniform sMRP textures with a size of 0.6–0.8 µm are achieved, exhibiting low reflectance comparable to industrial‐level micron random pyramid (MRP) structures. Optimizing annealing temperatures of double‐sided TOPCon structures textured with front‐sided sMRP and rear‐sided MRP, yields high passivation quality, with a remarkable implied open‐circuit voltage (iVOC) of 713 mV. Furthermore, the sMRP‐textured surface facilitates the formation of a high‐quality perovskite film with larger grain sizes and fewer internal pinholes compared to the polished counterpart. Consequently, a proof‐of‐concept p‐i‐n typed perovskite/TOPCon TSC featuring sMRP textures obtains an outstanding efficiency of 28.67%, providing a promising approach for the commercial production of high‐efficiency perovskite/TOPCon TSCs.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Semiconductor materials and interfaces · Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies

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Affiliations

Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center of Energy Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo 315201 China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China

Nano Science and Technology Institute University of Science and Technology of China Suzhou 215123 China

School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering & Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology Key Lab of Advanced Optical Manufacturing Technologies of Jiangsu Province & Key Lab of Modern Optical Technologies of Education Ministry of China Soochow University Suzhou 215031 China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province

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