Solar Frontier’s recent progress was reviewed. New Tohoku plant with the latest technology begins commercial production. Certified efficiency of 18.6% has been achieved on 40cm2 submodule. 22.8% technology will be transferred to further increase the efficiency.
Owing to the rise of perovskite-based TSC, Si solar cells have gained new vitality in more recent years. 133, 134 By the composition time of this review, the highest PCE of Si/perovskite TSC is higher than that of single-junction perovskite or c-Si cells, vouching that it is a veritable emerging trend and frontier field of TSC study.
Five evolution trends/clusters are examined. Organic solar cells are the mainstream of TSC research and are gradually replaced by the emerging trend of non-fullerenes. Perovskite solar cells are a typical emerging trend, which rejuvenates the traditional silicon solar cells.
Research frontiers are the research and fields with the feature of the newest, most active, most advanced and most potential, 88 which are often the major concerns of researchers.
As research and development efforts continue, emerging thin-film solar cells are becoming more efficient, with improved power conversion rates and stability. The research goal in the emerging thin-film solar cells field is to advance the efficiency, stability, and scalability of this innovative solar technology.
The research goal in the emerging thin-film solar cells field is to advance the efficiency, stability, and scalability of this innovative solar technology. Researchers aim to optimize the power conversion efficiency of thin-film solar cells by exploring new materials, device architectures, and manufacturing processes.