Chalcogenide on Silicon Tandems (PP3.3)

PP3.3: Chalcogenide on Silicon Tandems

 

Investigators: Xiaojing Hao, N. Ekins-Daukes, Bram Hoex, Ziv Hameiri, Martin Green (UNSW), Daniel MacDonald (ANU), Jacek Jasieniak (Monash Uni), Anthony S. R. Chesman (CSIRO)

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            As an alternative to inorganic III-V materials, chalcogenide semiconductors are another group of promising photovoltaic materials for silicon-based tandems with high efficiency potential, low-cost potential, and demonstrated long term stability.

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This work package will progress the development of metal chalcogenides to target >20% efficiency semitransparent high bandgap chalcogenide cells, and 30% efficiency chalcogenide/silicon tandem cells, using manufacturing sequences compatible with silicon production lines and through the direct growth of top cell and alternative cost-effective tri-chloro-acetic (TCA) bonding technologies.

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PP3.3.1 >20% Efficiency Semitransparent Metal Chalcogenides

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PP3.3.2  Deposition Processes for High-Mobility Transparent Front Electrode

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PP3.3.3 High-Throughput, Scalable Manufacturing

 

PP3.3.4  Low-Cost TCA Interconnected >4” Silicon-Based Tandem Cells