Abstract
Realization of colloidal quantum dot (CQD)/organic photovoltaic (OPV) tandem solar cells that integrate the strong infrared absorption of CQDs with large photovoltages of OPVs is an attractive option toward high-performing, low-cost thin film solar cells. To date, monolithic hybrid tandem integration of CQD/OPV solar cells has been restricted due to the CQD ink’s catastrophic damage to the organic subcell, thus forcing the low bandgap CQD to be used as front cell. This sub-optimal configuration limits the maximum achievable photocurrent in CQD/OPV hybrid tandem solar cells. In this work, we demonstrate hybrid tandem solar cells employing a low-bandgap CQD back cell on top of an organic front cell thanks to a modified CQD ink formulation and a robust interconnection layer (ICL) which together overcome the long-standing integration challenges for CQD and organic subcells. The resulting tandem architecture surpasses previously reported current densities by ~20-25% and yields a state-of-the-art power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.4%.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1307-1314 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | ACS Energy Letters |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 3 2018 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and the Ontario Research Fund - Research Excellence program. M.L. acknowledges support from the Hatch Research Scholarship. The authors thanks E. Palmiano for support in the synthesis of quantum dots.
