Highlights of mainstream solar cell efficiencies in 2022
Wenzhong SHEN1(), Yixin ZHAO2(), Feng LIU3()
1. Institute of Solar Energy, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China 2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China 3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Maxwell reducing 50% indium and 55% silver (with copper)
n-SHJ
26.50
274.4
750.6
41.01
86.08
ISFH
Jun.
Longi multilayer passivation
n-SHJ
25.94
274.4
747.5
40.49
85.71
ISFH
Aug.
Maxwell/SunDrive reducing 50% indium and copper plating
n-SHJ
26.41
274.5
750.2
40.80
86.28
ISFH
Sept.
SunDrive/Maxwell copper plating
n-SHJ
26.81
274.4
751.4
41.45
86.07
ISFH
Oct.
Longi multilayer passivation
n-SHJ
26.09
274.3
749.6
40.52
85.90
ISFH
Dec.
Longi TCO without indium
p-SHJ
24.47
244.7
742.9
40.14
82.05
ISFH
Mar.
INES Ga-doped Si wafer
p-SHJ
25.47
274.3
747.6
40.66
83.80
ISFH
Mar.
Longi Ga-doped Si wafer
p-SHJ
26.12
274.3
750.2
41.09
84.76
ISFH
Sept.
Longi Ga-doped Si wafer
p-SHJ
26.56
274.1
751.3
41.30
85.59
ISFH
Oct.
Longi Ga-doped Si wafer
n-TOPCon
25.5
440
–
–
–
NIM
Mar.
Trina LPCVD
n-TOPCon
25.7
330
–
–
–
NIM
Apr.
Jinko LPCVD
n-TOPCon
26.1
330
–
–
–
NIM
Oct.
Jinko LPCVD
n-TOPCon
26.1
330
–
–
–
NIM
Nov.
Jolywood PVD
n-TOPCon
26.4
330
–
–
–
NIM
Dec.
Jinko LPCVD
p-PERC
24.5
440
–
–
–
NIM
Jul.
Trina
Tab.1
Solar cell type
PCE/%
Area/cm2
VOC/V
JSC/(mA·cm−2)
FF/%
Test center
Report date
Description
Perovskite (one-sun cell)
23.7
1.062 (da)
1.213
24.99
78.4
NPVM
May
USTC
Perovskite (minimodule)
22.4
26.02 (da)
1.127
25.61
77.6
NPVM
Jul.
EPFLSion/NCEPU
Perovskite/perovskite tandem (concentrator cell)
29.0
0.049 (da)
Not yet disclosed
JET
Dec.
2-terminal, NJU/Renshine
Perovskite/perovskite tandem (one-sun cell)
26.4
1.044 (da)
2.118
15.22
82.6
JET
Mar.
2-terminal, SichuanU/EMPA
Perovskite/perovskite tandem (minimodule)
24.5
20.25 (da)
2.157
14.86
77.5
JET
Jun.
2-terminal, NJU/Renshine
Perovskite/silicon tandem
32.5
1.014 (da)
1.980
20.24
81.2
JRC-ESTI
Nov.
2-terminal, HZB
Perovskite/organic tandem
23.4
0.055 (da)
2.136
14.56
75.6
JET
Mar.
2-terminal, NUS/SERIS
Tab.2
Solar cell type
PCE/%
Area/cm2
VOC/V
JSC/(mA·cm−2)
FF/%
Test center
Report date
Description
Organic (thin film)
18.9
0.032
0.914
26.54
77.8
NIM
Jun.
UCAS
Organic (thin film)
19.12
0.045
0.892
26.88
79.73
NPVM
Aug.
ZJU
Organic (thin film)
19.23
0.031
0.891
26.70
80.84
NPVM
May
SJTU
Organic (thin film)
19.35
0.046
0.882
27.82
78.90
NPVM
Sept.
ZJU
All-polymer (thin film)
17.8
0.051
0.910
25.52
76.7
NIM
Dec.
WHU
Organic (minimodule)
14.13
19.31
5.805
3.50
69.57
NPVM
May
ZJU
Tab.3
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