Monolithic Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cells: Towards Commercial Reality
- $672k Funded by ARENA
- $2.61m Total project cost
Summary
In this project, ANU will be working with Jinko Solar to develop new approaches for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. ANU has recently achieved a world record efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandems, and together with Jinko Solar they will build on this work to produce larger, more efficient and more stable solar cells that have the potential for commercialisation.
Project innovation
The efficiency of standard silicon solar cells is limited due to the way they absorb light. This project will work to develop innovative, high efficiency solar cells using a combination of perovskite materials and silicon. Using perovskites will allow higher efficiency by making better use of blue light in the solar spectrum.
Learn more
Report: Monolithic Perovskite – Silicon Tandem Cells: Towards Commercial Reality Project Results and Lessons Learnt 2
This report shares information on the ANU Project, Monolithic Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Cells: Towards Commercial Reality.
Report: Monolithic Perovskite – Silicon Tandem Cells: Towards Commercial Reality Project Results and Lessons Learnt
This report discusses the project results and lessons learnt to date for the ANU Project, Development of Stable Electrodes for Perovskite Solar Cells.
Report: ARENA Insights Spotlight: Professor Kylie Catchpole from ANU
Professor Kylie Catchpole from ANU, discusses the drivers, challenges and opportunities for photovoltaic research and development in Australia.
Benefit
Increasing the efficiency of solar cells is crucial to continuing to reduce their cost, because higher efficiency systems require less area for a given output power, and hence less glass and other materials. Standard silicon solar cells have limited potential for further increases in efficiency. Combining silicon with other materials such as perovskites is very promising for achieving cost reductions. Perovskites are particularly exciting because they are a low cost material that can be used to make high efficiency solar cells.
