Title
Proton Radiation Hardness of Perovskite Tandem Photovoltaics
Date Issued
20 May 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lang F.
Jošt M.
Frohna K.
Köhnen E.
Al-Ashouri A.
Bowman A.R.
Bertram T.
Morales-Vilches A.B.
Koushik D.
Tennyson E.M.
Galkowski K.
Landi G.
Creatore M.
Stannowski B.
Kaufmann C.A.
Bundesmann J.
Rappich J.
Denker A.
Albrecht S.
Neitzert H.C.
Nickel N.H.
Stranks S.D.
Institute for Silicon Photovoltaics
Publisher(s)
Cell Press
Abstract
Monolithic [Cs0.05(MA0.17FA0.83)0.95]Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (perovskite/CIGS) tandem solar cells promise high performance and can be processed on flexible substrates, enabling cost-efficient and ultra-lightweight space photovoltaics with power-to-weight and power-to-cost ratios surpassing those of state-of-the-art III-V semiconductor-based multijunctions. However, to become a viable space technology, the full tandem stack must withstand the harsh radiation environments in space. Here, we design tailored operando and ex situ measurements to show that perovskite/CIGS cells retain over 85% of their initial efficiency even after 68 MeV proton irradiation at a dose of 2 × 1012 p+/cm2. We use photoluminescence microscopy to show that the local quasi-Fermi-level splitting of the perovskite top cell is unaffected. We identify that the efficiency losses arise primarily from increased recombination in the CIGS bottom cell and the nickel-oxide-based recombination contact. These results are corroborated by measurements of monolithic perovskite/silicon-heterojunction cells, which severely degrade to 1% of their initial efficiency due to radiation-induced recombination centers in silicon.
Start page
1054
End page
1069
Volume
4
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Ingeniería de materiales
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85084675817
Source
Joule
ISSN of the container
25424351
Sponsor(s)
Funding text 1
F.L. acknowledges financial support from the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation via the Feodor Lynen program and thanks Prof. Sir R. Friend for supporting his Fellowship at the Cavendish Laboratory. This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (HYPERION, grant agreement number 756962). M.J., A.A.A., E.K., and S.A. acknowledge financial support from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) via program “Materialforschung für die Energiewende” (grant no. 03SF0540 ), by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) through the ‘PersiST’ project (grant no. 0324037C ). T.B. and C.A.K. acknowledge funding by BMWi through the speedCIGS (grant no. 0324095E ). D.K. and M.C. acknowledge financial support from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs , via the Top-consortia Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) Program “Photovoltaic modules based on a p-i-n stack, manufactured on a roll-to-roll line featuring high efficiency, stability and strong market perspective” (PVPRESS) ( TEUE118010 ) and “Bridging the voltage gap” ( BRIGHT ) ( 1721101 ). K.F. acknowledges the George and Lilian Schiff Fund , the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Winton Sustainability Fellowship, and the Cambridge Trust for funding. S.D.S. acknowledges the Royal Society and Tata Group ( UF150033 ). The authors acknowledge the EPSRC for funding ( EP/R023980/1 ). E.M.T. has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 841265. A.R.B. acknowledges funding from Winton Studentship, Oppenheimer Studentship, and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Centre in Photovoltaics (CDT-PV). K.G. acknowledges the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the Mobilnosc Plus program (grant no. 1603/MOB/V/2017/0 ).
Funding text 2
F.L. acknowledges financial support from the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation via the Feodor Lynen program and thanks Prof. Sir R. Friend for supporting his Fellowship at the Cavendish Laboratory. This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (HYPERION, grant agreement number 756962). M.J. A.A.A. E.K. and S.A. acknowledge financial support from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) via program “Materialforschung für die Energiewende” (grant no. 03SF0540), by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) through the ‘PersiST’ project (grant no. 0324037C). T.B. and C.A.K. acknowledge funding by BMWi through the speedCIGS (grant no. 0324095E). D.K. and M.C. acknowledge financial support from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, via the Top-consortia Knowledge and Innovation (TKI) Program “Photovoltaic modules based on a p-i-n stack, manufactured on a roll-to-roll line featuring high efficiency, stability and strong market perspective” (PVPRESS) (TEUE118010) and “Bridging the voltage gap” (BRIGHT) (1721101). K.F. acknowledges the George and Lilian Schiff Fund, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Winton Sustainability Fellowship, and the Cambridge Trust for funding. S.D.S. acknowledges the Royal Society and Tata Group (UF150033). The authors acknowledge the EPSRC for funding (EP/R023980/1). E.M.T. has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 841265. A.R.B. acknowledges funding from Winton Studentship, Oppenheimer Studentship, and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Centre in Photovoltaics (CDT-PV). K.G. acknowledges the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education within the Mobilnosc Plus program (grant no. 1603/MOB/V/2017/0). F.L. initiated the research and planned the experiments with input from H.-C.N. B.R. N.H.N. and S.D.S.; M.J. E.K. and A.A.A. prepared and optimized the perovskite/CIGS and perovskite/SHJ tandem solar cells under guidance from S.A.; T.B. and A.B.M.-V. prepared and optimized the CIGS and SHJ bottom cells under guidance from C.A.K. and B.S. respectively. D.K. deposited the NiO by ALD under guidance from M.C.; F.L. J.B. and A.D. performed the proton irradiation experiments and recorded the operando data using a tailored illumination and measurement setup developed by F.L.; F.L. and M.J. performed the PV characterizations; F.L. and E.M.T. performed the hyperspectral PL measurements; K.F. calculated the QFLS maps; A.R.B. and F.L. recorded the CIGS PL under IR excitation; J.R. and F.L. recorded the SHJ PL; F.L. and K.G. recorded PL lifetime maps of the perovskite sub-cell. F.L. simulated the energy loss using SRIM. F.L. analyzed all data and took the lead in drafting the manuscript; F.L. M.J. H.-C.N. and S.D.S. wrote the paper with input from other authors. All authors contributed to the discussion of the results. S.D.S. is a co-founder of Swift Solar, Inc. a company commercializing high-power, lightweight perovskite solar panels.
Ministerie van Economische Zaken - EZ
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