Meeting the ambitious challenge of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and holding the average increase in global temperature below 1.5 °C necessitate the upscaling of readily available renewable energy sources, especially solar photovoltaics. Since the window of time to achieve this goal is closing fast, it is of paramount importance that we accelerate the decarbonization of the global energy system by increasing the power output of solar cells through advancing their power conversion efficiencies toward and beyond the Shockley–Queisser limit. In this Perspective, we describe how the integration of perovskites into the well-established silicon production infrastructure to form perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics can raise the rate of solar deployment. We present a holistic analysis of the technology from different perspectives, such as materials science, manufacturing, sustainability, and business, which highlights how the pairing of perovskite and silicon is advantageous at many different levels of consideration. Altogether, perovskite/silicon tandems deliver a technological disruption in efficiency while maintaining compatibility with the present photovoltaics industry, making it the fastest route to enhance the silicon market and rapidly address climate change.
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16 August 2021
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August 17 2021
Perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics: Technological disruption without business disruption
Special Collection:
Scalable Ways to Break the Efficiency Limit of Single-Junction Solar Cells
Christina Kamaraki
;
Christina Kamaraki
1
Oxford PV
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2
Department of Physics, University of Bath
, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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Matthew T. Klug
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Matthew T. Klug
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Oxford PV
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Thomas Green;
Thomas Green
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Oxford PV
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Laura Miranda Perez
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Laura Miranda Perez
a)
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Oxford PV
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Christopher Case
Christopher Case
a)
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Oxford PV
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a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: laura.miranda@oxfordpv.com and chris.case@oxfordpv.com
Note: This paper is part of the APL Special Collection on Scalable Ways to Break the Efficiency Limit of Single-Junction Solar Cells.
Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 070501 (2021)
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Received:
April 14 2021
Accepted:
July 04 2021
Citation
Christina Kamaraki, Matthew T. Klug, Thomas Green, Laura Miranda Perez, Christopher Case; Perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics: Technological disruption without business disruption. Appl. Phys. Lett. 16 August 2021; 119 (7): 070501. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0054086
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