Mitigation of Open-Circuit Voltage Losses in Perovskite Solar Cells Processed over Micrometer-Sized-Textured Si Substrates

The recent development of solution-processed perovskite thin films over micrometer-sized textured silicon bottom solar cells enables tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies > 30%. Next to improved light harvesting, textured silicon wafers are the industrial standard. To achieve high performance, the open-circuit voltage losses that occur when fabricating perovskite solar cells over such textures need to be mitigated. This study provides a practical guideline to discriminate and address the voltage losses at the interfaces as well as in the bulk of solution-processed double cation perovskite thin films using photoluminescence quantum yield measurements. Furthermore, the origin of these losses is investigated via morphological, microstructural, and compositional analysis and present possible mitigation strategies. The guideline will be beneficial for scientists working on randomly textured surfaces and provides a deeper understanding on this timely research topic.

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The recent development of solution-processed perovskite thin films over micrometer-sized textured silicon bottom solar cells enables tandem solar cells with power conversion efficiencies > 30%. This study provides a practical guideline to discriminate and address the voltage losses at the interfaces as well as in the bulk of solution-processed double cation perovskite thin films using photoluminescence quantum yield measurements. The guideline will be beneficial for scientists working on randomly textured surfaces and provides a deeper understanding on this timely research topic.