A Taxonomy for Three-Terminal Tandem Solar Cells

verfasst von

Emily L. Warren, William E. Mcmahon, Michael Rienäcker, Kaitlyn T. Vansant, Riley C. Whitehead, Robby Peibst, Adele C. Tamboli

Abstract

Tandem and multijunction solar cells offer the only demonstrated path to terrestrial 1-sun solar cell efficiency over 30%. Three-terminal tandem (3TT) solar cells can overcome some of the limitations of two-terminal and four-terminal tandem solar cell designs. However, the coupled nature of the cells adds a degree of complexity to the devices themselves and the ways that their performance can be measured and reported. While many different configurations of 3TT devices have been proposed, there is no standard taxonomy to discuss the device structure or loading topology. This Perspective proposes a taxonomy for 3TT solar cells to enable a common nomenclature for discussing these devices and their performance. It also provides a brief history of three-terminal devices in the literature and demonstrates that many different 3TT devices can work at efficiencies above 30% if properly designed.

Externe Organisation(en)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH)
Colorado School of Mines (CSM)

Typ

Übersichtsarbeit

Journal

ACS Energy Letters

Band

5

Seiten

1233-1242

Anzahl der Seiten

10

ISSN

2380-8195

Publikationsdatum

10.04.2020

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Chemie (sonstige), Erneuerbare Energien, Nachhaltigkeit und Umwelt, Feuerungstechnik, Energieanlagenbau und Kraftwerkstechnik, Werkstoffchemie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00068 (Zugang: Geschlossen)