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Oxford PV achieves 25.6% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem module using Fraunhofer's Matrix Shingle design
Oxford PVPerovskite-Silicon Tandem Modules
Oxford PV announced a record 25.6% efficiency for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar module integrated with Fraunhofer ISE's Matrix Shingle architecture. The design reduces resistive losses and eliminates the need for copper interconnects while improving resilience under partial shading.
- Module efficiency: 25.6% (first integration of Oxford PV cells with Matrix Shingle technology)
- Matrix Shingle design reduces resistive losses and improves performance under partial shade
- Eliminates copper interconnects, improving mechanical resilience
- Demonstrates viability of tandem cells in a commercial module architecture