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Front. Energy    2023, Vol. 17 Issue (1) : 9-15    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-023-0871-y
HIGHLIGHTS
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
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Corresponding Author(s): Wenzhong SHEN,Yixin ZHAO,Feng LIU   
Online First Date: 03 March 2023    Issue Date: 29 March 2023
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Wenzhong SHEN,Yixin ZHAO,Feng LIU. Highlights of mainstream solar cell efficiencies in 2022[J]. Front. Energy, 2023, 17(1): 9-15.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fie/EN/Y2023/V17/I1/9
Solar cell type PCE/% Area/cm2 VOC/mV JSC/(mA·cm−2) FF/% Test center Report date Description
n-SHJ 26.07 274.3 746.7 40.71 85.74 ISFH Mar. SunDrive/Maxwell copper plating
n-SHJ 25.40 274.5 749.3 39.75 85.28 ISFH Mar. Longi TCO without indium
n-SHJ 25.62 274.5 747.4 40.11 85.48 ISFH Apr. 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  Summary of breakthroughs of SHJ, TOPCon, and PERC solar cells in 2022
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  Summary of breakthroughs of single-junction and multi-junction perovskite-based cells and minimodules in 2022
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  Summary of breakthroughs of organic solar cells in 2022
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