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US 2022/0093345 A1Published application
Tandem solar modules and methods of manufacture thereof
AssigneeCaelux Corporation
InventorsJohn Iannelli, Jiunn Benjamin Heng, Liam Sohngen, Brian D. Hunt, Eric W. Wong, Jing-Shun Huang, Chenyu Chou
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a tandem, 4-terminal, silicon-perovskite solar device. The device may comprise a silicon solar cell having a first band gap; a glass sheet covering the silicon solar cell, wherein the glass sheet comprises a top surface and a bottom surface; and a perovskite solar cell having a second band gap, wherein the perovskite solar cell is deposited on the bottom surface of the glass sheet.
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A device, comprising:
- a plurality of silicon solar cell assemblies, each silicon solar cell assembly having a first band gap;
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- a perovskite solar cell assembly covering and in contact with each of the plurality of silicon solar cell assemblies, wherein the perovskite solar cell assembly comprises:
- (i) a top glass sheet, wherein the top glass sheet comprises a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top glass covers the plurality of silicon solar cell assemblies;
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- (ii) a perovskite solar cell having a second band gap, wherein the perovskite solar cell is deposited on the bottom surface of the top glass, wherein the perovskite solar cell is adjacent to each of the plurality of silicon solar cell assemblies.
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A method for manufacturing a solar module comprising:
- (a) providing a silicon solar cell having a first band gap;
- (b) forming a perovskite solar cell having a second band gap in a bottom surface of a glass sheet;
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- (c) affixing the glass sheet to the silicon solar cell to form the solar module such that the bottom surface of the glass sheet is adjacent to the silicon solar cell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.