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Fundamental cross-sectional schematics of typical multijunction solar cells fabricated by (left) heteroepitaxial growth, (middle) wafer bonding, and (right) mechanical stacking. The photovoltaic layers comprise, e.g., an n + -type window, an n-type emitter, a p-type base, and a p + -type back surface field in the order from top to bottom.
The semitransparent PSC fabricated using this strategy was also used to construct a tandem solar cell with a CuInSe 2 based bottom subcell, delivering an efficiency of 27.1% 120.
Recent advances in semi-transparent polymer and perovskite solar cells for power generating window applications. Energy Environ. Sci. 11, 1688–1709 (2018). Huaulmé, Q. et al. Photochromic dye-sensitized solar cells with light-driven adjustable optical transmission and power conversion efficiency.
This simple semiconductor bonding scheme, mediated by functional agents that generate built-in subcells, has the potential to enable low-cost, high-throughput production of high-efficiency multijunction solar cells. Cross-sectional scanning electron microscope image of the bonded InP/PEDOT:PSS/Si heterostructure. Reproduced with permission.
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Over the past few decades, silicon-based solar cells have been used in the photovoltaic (PV) industry because of the abundance of silicon material and the mature fabrication process.
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