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Xuejiao Wang1, 2, 3, 4, 5, §, Guanlan Chen1, 2, 3, 4, 5, §, Ying Liu1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Guangyi Wang1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Wei Han1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Jin Wang1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Pengfei Liu1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Jilei Wang6, Shaojuan Bao6, Bo Yu7, Ying Liu7, Xinliang Chen1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Shengzhi Xu1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Ying Zhao1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and Xiaodan Zhang1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Corresponding author: Ying Zhao, zhaoygds@nankai.edu.cn; Xiaodan Zhang, xdzhang@nankai.edu.cn
Abstract: As the development of single-junction solar cells reaches a bottleneck, tandem solar cells have emerged as a critical pathway to further enhance power conversion efficiency. Among them, monolithic perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells are currently the fastest-growing technology, achieving the highest efficiencies at relatively low costs. The interconnecting layer, which connects the two sub-cells, plays a crucial role in tandem cell performance. It collects electrons and holes from the respective sub-cells and facilitates recombination and tunneling at the interface. Therefore, the properties of the interconnecting layer are pivotal to the overall device performance. In this work, we applied statistical analysis and machine learning algorithms to systematically analyze the interconnecting layer. A comprehensive dataset on interconnecting layer parameters was established, and predictive modeling was performed using Lasso linear regression, random forest, and multilayer perceptron (a type of neural network). The analysis revealed key feature importance for experimental parameters, providing valuable insights into the application of interconnecting layers in perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells. The final optimized interconnecting layer can achieve a proof-of-concept efficiency of 38.17%, providing guidance and direction for the development of monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells.
Key words: perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells, interconnecting layer, machine learning
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Jiang K L, Ma Z P, Lan J, et al. Screening of functional small molecules via modified machine learning strategy toward efficient all-inorganic perovskite solar cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 2024, 16(24), 31833 doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c06226
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Table 1. wxAMPS simulation parameters for each layer[28?30].
| Material properties | Top cell | Interconnecting layer | Bottom cell | ||||||||||||
| IZO | SnO2 | C60 | PSC | Me-4PACz | ITO | n-nc-SiOx:H | p-nc-SiOx:H | n-nc-SiOx:H | i-a-Si:H | n-Si | i-a-Si:H | p-nc-SiOx:H | |||
| Dielectric constant | 10 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 10 | 10 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | ||
| Bandgap (eV) | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.68 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.8–2.6 | 1.8–2.6 | 2.3 | 1.74 | 1.12 | 1.74 | 2.2 | ||
| Electron affinity (eV) | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.05 | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| CB effective density (1019/cm3) | 0.1 | 0.22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2.8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| VB effective density (1019/cm3) | 1 | 1.8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1.04 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Electron mobility (cm2/(V?s)) | 60 | 50 | 0.08 | 20 | 6 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1400 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Hole mobility (cm2/(V?s)) | 10 | 30 | 0.0035 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 450 | 5 | 5 | ||
| ND (1019/cm3) | 50 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | / | 50 | 100 | / | 1 | / | 0.005 | / | / | ||
| NA (1019/cm3) | / | / | / | / | 0.1 | / | / | 100 | / | / | / | / | 1 | ||
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Table 2. Details of the extracted features.
| Features | Features type | Feature space |
| ST—silicon wafer thickness | Numerical variables | 150–280 μm |
| NT—n-type silicon thin film thickness | Numerical variables | 0–50 nm |
| PT—p-type silicon thin film thickness | Numerical variables | 0–50 nm |
| NRH—hydrogen dilution ratio of n-type silicon thin film | Numerical variables | 70–120 |
| PRH—hydrogen dilution ratio of p-type silicon thin film | Numerical variables | 180–240 |
| ND—doping ratio of n-type silicon thin film | Numerical variables | 0.3–2.2 |
| PD—doping ratio of p-type silicon thin film | Numerical variables | 0.5–2.5 |
| NO—oxygen doping ratio of n-type silicon thin film | Numerical variables | 0–1.4 |
| PO—oxygen doping ratio of p-type silicon thin film | Numerical variables | 0–1 |
| TS—active area of tandem solar cell | Numerical variables | 1–65.1 cm2 |
| SM—surface morphology of silicon wafer | Categorical variables | 2 (texture, plane) |
| PSC—the type of perovskite solar cell structure | Categorical variables | 2 (n?i?p, p?i?n) |
| PSCH—the perovskite solar cell hole transport layers | Categorical variables | 12 |
| TMO—the type of TCO | Categorical variables | 7 |
| OS—doping ratio of ITO targets | Numerical variables | 0.03–15.6 |
| WF—work function of TCO | Numerical variables | 4.3–5.27 |
| OT—the thickness of TCO ICL | Numerical variables | 1–110 |
| OSR—sheet resistance of the TCO | Numerical variables | 15–∞ |
| OME—electron mobility of the TCO | Numerical variables | 2–100 cm2/(V?s) |
| OMH—hole mobility of the TCO | Numerical variables | 5–25 cm2/(V?s) |
| Voc | Numerical variables | 1.37–2.09 V |
| Jsc | Numerical variables | 12–20.5 mA/cm2 |
| FF | Numerical variables | 23%–86.9% |
| PCE | Numerical variables | 5%–35.4% |
| Note: For categorical variables, the feature space represents the number of feature categories, while for numerical variables, it represents the range of variation. | ||
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Table 3. One-way ANOVA results of dataset of Si-ICL.
| Categorical variables | Numerical variables | F value | P value |
| PSCH | Voc | 3530.267259 | 5.483809 × 10–159 |
| PSCH | Jsc | 15.73319 | 4.421083 × 10–7 |
| PSCH | FF | 694.53997 | 8.995908 × 10–92 |
| PSCH | PCE | 1264.88677 | 1.077701 × 10–115 |
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Table 4. One-way ANOVA results of dataset of TCO-ICL.
| Categorical variables |
Numerical variables |
F value | P value |
| TMO | Voc | 4.851974 | 9.88 × 10–3 |
| TMO | Jsc | 3.233722 | 4.38 × 10–2 |
| TMO | FF | 4.872835 | 9.69 × 10–3 |
| TMO | PCE | 1.297649 | 2.78 × 10–1 |
| PSCH | Voc | 237.973744 | 5.86 × 10–53 |
| PSCH | Jsc | 3.321445 | 5.32 × 10–3 |
| PSCH | FF | 58.700255 | 5.36 × 10–29 |
| PSCH | PCE | 33.91421 | 4.20 × 10–21 |
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Table 5. The specific parameters of the ICL in optimal device.
| Materials properties | Si thin film | TCO |
| Bandgap (eV) | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| Thickness (nm) | 20 | 3 |
| Refractive index (@ 950 nm) |
2.2 | 1.5 |
| Note: the refractive index (@ 950 nm) of n-type doping layer of SHJ solar cells is 2.95, which forms a graded refractive index matching structure with ICL. | ||
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Table 6. Summary of the highest PCE including both experimental and simulation achieved for perovskite/SHJ tandem solar cells.
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Wu H, Ye F, Yang M, et al. Silicon heterojunction back-contact solar cells by laser patterning. Nature, 2024, 635(8039), 604 doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08110-8
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Albrecht S, Saliba M, Correa Baena J P, et al. Monolithic perovskite/silicon-heterojunction tandem solar cells processed at low temperature. Energy Environ Sci, 2016, 9(1), 81 doi: 10.1039/C5EE02965A
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Werner J, Niesen B, Ballif C. Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells: Marriage of convenience or true love story? –an overview. Adv Materials Inter, 2018, 5(1), 1700731 doi: 10.1002/admi.201700731
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Turkay D, Artuk K, Chin X Y, et al. Synergetic substrate and additive engineering for over 30%-efficient perovskite-Si tandem solar cells. Joule, 2024, 8(6), 1735 doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.04.015
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Mariotti S, K?hnen E, Scheler F, et al. Interface engineering for high-performance, triple-halide perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. Science, 2023, 381(6653), 63 doi: 10.1126/science.adf5872
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Liu J, He Y C, Ding L, et al. Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells with bilayer interface passivation. Nature, 2024, 635(8039), 596 doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07997-7
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Chin X Y, Turkay D, Steele J A, et al. Interface passivation for 31.25%-efficient perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Science, 2023, 381(6653), 59 doi: 10.1126/science.adg0091
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Golobostanfard M R, Othman M, Turkay D, et al. Bifacial perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells based on FAPbI3-based perovskite via hybrid evaporation-spin coating. Nano Energy, 2024, 131, 110269 doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110269
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Liu Y M, Tan X Y, Liang J, et al. Machine learning for perovskite solar cells and component materials: Key technologies and prospects. Adv Funct Materials, 2023, 33(17), 2214271 doi: 10.1002/adfm.202214271
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Jiang K L, Ma Z P, Lan J, et al. Screening of functional small molecules via modified machine learning strategy toward efficient all-inorganic perovskite solar cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 2024, 16(24), 31833 doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c06226
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He Y Z, Chen H Z , Wang S Q, et al. Unveiling recombination in top cells: SCAPS-1D simulations for high-efficiency bifacial planar perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. Sol Energy, 2024, 282, 112921 doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2024.112921
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Liu W Z, Liu Y J, Yang Z Q, et al. Flexible solar cells based on foldable silicon wafers with blunted edges. Nature, 2023, 617(7962), 717 doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-05921-z
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Wu T J, Liu Z L, Lin H, et al. Free-standing ultrathin silicon wafers and solar cells through edges reinforcement. Nat Commun, 2024, 15(1), 3843 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48290-5
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|
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Received: 08 May 2025 Revised: Online: Accepted Manuscript: 15 May 2025Uncorrected proof: 16 June 2025Published: 04 November 2025
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Xuejiao Wang, Guanlan Chen, Ying Liu, Guangyi Wang, Wei Han, Jin Wang, Pengfei Liu, Jilei Wang, Shaojuan Bao, Bo Yu, Ying Liu, Xinliang Chen, Shengzhi Xu, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang. Machine learning facilitates the development of interconnecting layers for perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells with proof-of-concept efficiency > 38%[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2025, 46(11): 112801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/25050011
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X J Wang, G L Chen, Y Liu, G Y Wang, W Han, J Wang, P F Liu, J L Wang, S J Bao, B Yu, Y Liu, X L Chen, S Z Xu, Y Zhao, and X D Zhang, Machine learning facilitates the development of interconnecting layers for perovskite/silicon heterojunction tandem solar cells with proof-of-concept efficiency > 38%[J]. J. Semicond., 2025, 46(11), 112801 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/25050011
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Xuejiao Wang received the B.Sci. degree in Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering from Hebei University, Baoding, China, in 2018. Then she received the M. Sc. Degree in Optical Engineering from Hebei University, Baoding, China, in 2021. She is currently pursuing the D.Eng. degree in Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Her research interests include the silicon heterojunction solar cells and perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Guanlan Chen received the B.Eng. degree in Communication Engineering from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 2020. He is currently pursuing the D.Eng. degree with the College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. His research interests include the silicon film and transparent conductive oxide (TCO) in silicon heterojunction solar cells and perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
Ying Zhao, a professor at Nankai University, is the director of the State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, the director of China Photovoltaic Committee of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society and vice Chairman of the International Advisory Committee of the International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC)
Xiaodan Zhang, a professor at Nankai University, is the director of the Institute of Optoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, the deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells. Her current research interests include perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem solar cells, perovskite solar cells, novel silicon solar cells utilizing oxide-based carrier transport layers, photo/electrocatalytic materials, solar cell-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting and CO2 reduction
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