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Nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cell/copper indium gallium selenide thin-film tandem showing greater than 15% conversion efficiency

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Multijunction stacked (tandem) solar cells can increase the overall photovoltaic conversion efficiency by optimal utilization of the solar spectrum in individual cells. We demonstrate that a photovoltaic tandem cell comprising a nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cell as a top cell for high-energy photons and a copper indium gallium selenide thin-film bottom cell for lower-energy photons produces AM 1.5 solar to electric conversion efficiencies greater than 15%.

Source: Applied Physics Letters

DOI: 10.1063/1.2203965

Authors: P. Liska, K. R. Thampi, M. Grätzel, D. Brémaud, D. Rudmann, H. M. Upadhyaya, A. N. Tiwari

Institutions: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ETH Zurich, Laboratory for Solid State Physics, Loughborough University

Language: English

Topic: TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Subfield: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Field: Energy

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2042388549

FWCI: 8.602

Cites: 12

Cited by: 178

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