Cost-Efficiency Trade-off of Silicon Solar Cells for use in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Modules

Sofia SE, Wang H, Bruno A, Buonassisi T, Peters IM (2019)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 572-576

Conference Proceedings Title: Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Event location: Chicago, IL, USA

ISBN: 9781728104942

DOI: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980485

Abstract

We use techno-economic analysis to examine the potential of low-cost, lower-efficiency multi-crystalline silicon bottom cells in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells, compared to high-efficiency, higher-cost mono-crystalline silicon cells. Two representative tandems, a low-cost and a high-efficiency device, are examined and compared based on levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) in current and future utility and residential systems. This analysis is then extended to explore the impact of top cell bandgap and top cell module cost, thus providing broader insight into the effect of variations and uncertainty in the properties of the perovskite top cell, as well as yielding implications for the use of other materials, such as cadmium telluride, in a tandem solar module. A clear case for the value of low-cost silicon for use as a silicon bottom cell is demonstrated.

Involved external institutions

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US United States (USA) (US) Nanyang Technological University (NTU) SG Singapore (SG)

How to cite

APA:

Sofia, S.E., Wang, H., Bruno, A., Buonassisi, T., & Peters, I.M. (2019). Cost-Efficiency Trade-off of Silicon Solar Cells for use in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Modules. In Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (pp. 572-576). Chicago, IL, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Sofia, Sarah E., et al. "Cost-Efficiency Trade-off of Silicon Solar Cells for use in Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Modules." Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2019, Chicago, IL, USA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 572-576.

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