Program:
IDEAS
Award:
$450,500
Location:
Palo Alto, California
Status:
ALUMNI
Project Term:
10/31/2017 - 12/31/2018

Technology Description:

Tandem PV will develop and test an advanced processing tool that integrates high-throughput solution deposition and precise drying to deposit large-area perovskite thin films of exceptional optical and electronic quality. Production of these films on large areas is a critical step towards perovskite-Si tandem PV cells that can achieve significantly higher efficiency than traditional Si PV cells. Small-scale perovskite PV device fabrication typically occurs using a spin-coating process, but the process is not easily scalable. The ability to deposit perovskite PV devices with a large-scale production technique while achieving the same quality and stability achieved by record-setting spin-coated laboratory cells would be a significant step forward. If the project is successful, it will remove a major obstacle to the successful commercialization of perovskite PVs. 

Contact

ARPA-E Program Director:
Dr. Michael Haney
Project Contact:
Dr. Colin Bailie
Press and General Inquiries Email:
ARPA-E-Comms@hq.doe.gov
Project Contact Email:
cdbailie@tandempv.com

Partners

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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