Efficient polymer scattering layers fabrication and their applications in electrical properties enhancement of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

Ali Asad, Ali Saddam, Ali Hassan, Alam Kamran, Ali Waqar, Khan Noaman, Manzoor Salman, Zachary Holman, Arif Muhammad

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Tandem solar cells with silicon as one of its constituents have flat surfaces (surfaces without texturing). That is why flat surfaces Solar cells have got quite importance. But the issue with the flat surfaces is the high reflection loss (flat) and poor light trapping (no-texturing) in the cells. So, some scattering film, other than direct texturing, that is polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer with the texture is used. The optimized PDMS film here is the random pyramidal film because random pyramidal PDMS films have a drop of 56.6% (from 33.54 to 14.48 %) in reflectance used on polished Silicon while iso-textured and inverted pyramids have 51.55% (33.54 to 16.25%) and 48.47% (from 33.54 to 17.28%) respectively. This PDMS film with random textures when applied to 2-terminal monolithic perovskite/Silicon tandem, its external quantum efficiency shows an increase of 1.16mA/cm2 in the short-circuit current and reflection loss reduces by 4.1 mA/cm2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvanced Materials - XV
EditorsM. Muneeb Asim, M. Mansoor, M.B. Bhatty, Ejaz Ahmed Mukhtar
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages283-289
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783035711974
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event15th International Symposium on Advanced Materials, ISAM 2017 - Islamabad, Pakistan
Duration: Oct 16 2017Oct 20 2017

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume778 KEM
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Other

Other15th International Symposium on Advanced Materials, ISAM 2017
Country/TerritoryPakistan
CityIslamabad
Period10/16/1710/20/17

Keywords

  • Anti-reflection coatings
  • Light trapping
  • Reflectance
  • Tandems
  • Transmittance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Efficient polymer scattering layers fabrication and their applications in electrical properties enhancement of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this