Emerging thin-film photovoltaic solar cells such as perovskite and organic cells are ideal for large-area flexible applications. However, as discussed in a previous blog post, total device resistance increases with sample area, having a significant negative impact on fill (FF ). This effect can be compensated by lowering the sheet resistance (Rsheet) of the TCO by adding a conductive metal mesh on top of the TCO. Regardless, this increases the production cost of the solar cell.
Figure 1: Monolithic module solar cell design
Another solution for producing large-area photovoltaics is the so-called monolithic module design . It involves dividing the active region of a sample into smaller units with interconnecting gaps. The photoactive layer is divided into several electrically isolated subcells by interconnects (see Figure 1 [Cas22]).
Narrower subcells result in lower resistance per subcell and higher FF, but the interconnect gap between each subcell is a "dead zone" that reduces the total active area of the module. Interconnects are made by scribe lines P1, P2, and P3, Which separate the top contacts between the TCO, photoactive layer, and consecutive subcells, respectively.
Clearly, there is a correlation between the area of a single solar cell and the number of interconnections contained in the device. Typically, the optimization of modules is done through a trial-and-error design of experiments. Here we show how to use the simulation software Laoss to predict which subcell area maximizes the power output of a micromodule with a total area of 50x41 mm2. This procedure is scalable to any module size and provides an efficient alternative to time-consuming experimental trial-and-error approaches.
2D + 1D 软件LAOSS 将 1D 层堆栈与 2D 横向模拟相结合。 基本假设是电流的横向流动仅发生在太阳能电池的电极中(2D 模拟)。 实验确定的实验室规模 PSC 设备的 JV 曲线提供了连接两个电极的一维耦合定律。 微型模块 JV 特性的放大预测基于实验室规模设备的实验 JV 曲线。
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