Bending the Rules of Solar: Novel Flexible Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell Achieves Record Efficiency

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Researchers from the Ningbo Institute achieved a breakthrough with the first flexible perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell, reaching 22.8% efficiency and high durability, paving the way for lightweight, high-performance solar cells. Credit: SciTechDaily.com

Although rigid perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have seen impressive advancements, achieving efficiencies as high as 33.9%, the development of flexible versions of these cells has been limited. The main hurdle is improving light absorption in the ultrathin silicon bottom cells without compromising their mechanical flexibility.

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