tandemPV: A Review of c-Si-Based Tandem Technology and What is Needed to Bring it into Production

Radovan Kopecek; Lejo Koduvelikulathu; Daniel Tune; Daniel Kirk; Chris Case; Michael Rienäcker; Henning Schulte-Huxel; Emily Warren; Adele Tamboli; Robby Peibst; Bart Geerligs; Sjoerd Veenstra; Gianluca Coletti

tandemPV: A Review of c-Si-Based Tandem Technology and What is Needed to Bring it into Production

Radovan Kopecek, Lejo Koduvelikulathu, Daniel Tune, Daniel Kirk, Chris Case, Michael Rienäcker, Henning Schulte-Huxel, Emily Warren, Adele Tamboli, Robby Peibst, Bart Geerligs, Sjoerd Veenstra, Gianluca Coletti

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In the last decade the field of PV has become extremely dynamic in terms of implementation of innovations within solar cell development and module production. Al-BSF devices are beginning to fade out as more-advanced and higher-efficiency solar cells and modules enter the PV market. It is believed that c-Si-based tandem solar cells will also be commercially available within three to five years (possibly sooner), as also confirmed in the ITRPV roadmap. This paper provides a concise overview of existing c-Si-based 2-, 3- and 4-terminal tandem technologies, summarizes the current development status, and sets out the future roadmap. In addition, a discussion is included of what will be required over the coming years to bring these promising technologies to market, enabling commercial efficiencies above 30%.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	40-52
Number of pages	13
Journal	Photovoltaics International
Volume	45
State	Published - 2020

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NREL/JA-5K00-78450

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photovoltaics
tandem solar cells

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Kopecek, R., Koduvelikulathu, L., Tune, D., Kirk, D., Case, C., Rienäcker, M., Schulte-Huxel, H., Warren, E., Tamboli, A., Peibst, R., Geerligs, B., Veenstra, S., & Coletti, G. (2020). tandemPV: A Review of c-Si-Based Tandem Technology and What is Needed to Bring it into Production. Photovoltaics International, 45, 40-52. https://www.pv-tech.org/technical-papers/tandempv-a-review-of-c-si-based-tandem-technology-and-what-is-needed-to-bring-it-into-production/

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tandemPV: A Review of c-Si-Based Tandem Technology and What is Needed to Bring it into Production

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