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Semitransparent and back-contact perovskite solar cells for the application in tandem solar cells

thesis
posted on 2019-04-18, 07:14 authored by QICHENG HOU
Solar cells for electricity generation have been widely applied. However, most solar cells can only harvest a proportion of energy from the sunlight due to the light absorbing materials in the solar cells. Stacking solar cells that absorb different proportions of sunlight to make a tandem cell can harvest more energy from sunlight. In this thesis, solar cells using perovskites as the light absorbing materials have been developed for the application in tandem cells, e.g. perovskite/silicon tandem cells. Specifically, semitransparent perovskite solar cells employing transparent electrodes and back-contact perovskite solar cells have been developed as the solutions to problems involved in tandem cell application.

History

Campus location

Australia

Principal supervisor

Udo Bach

Additional supervisor 1

Yi-Bing Cheng

Year of Award

2019

Department, School or Centre

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Additional Institution or Organisation

Chemical Engineering

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering