Impact of lifetime on the levelized cost of electricity from perovskite single junction and tandem solar cells
Ramez Hosseinian Ahangharnejhad, Adam B. Phillips, Zhaoning Song, Ilke Celik, Kiran Ghimire, Prakash Koirala, Randy J. Ellingson, R. W. Collins, Nikolas J. Podraza, Yanfa Yan, Michael J. Heben
Abstract
The calculated levelized cost of electricity for single junction and tandem devices show that when the time for perovskite devices to degrade to 85% of the original output (T85) is only 3 years, tandem device are economically favorable.
Topics & Concepts
TandemCost of electricity by sourcePerovskite (structure)Materials scienceElectricityOptoelectronicsElectricity generationElectrical engineeringPhysicsChemistryEngineeringPower (physics)Composite materialCrystallographyQuantum mechanicsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography