Solar Cells

World Record Efficiency (%)

Japanese Contribution

Mono crystal Si

26.7

Kaneka

Concentrator Si

27.6

Poly crystal Si

22.3

a-Si

10.2

AIST

μc-Si

11.9

AIST

Thin-film Si triple-junction tandem

14.0

AIST

CuInGaSe2

22.35

Solar Frontier

CdTe

22.1

GaAs

29.1

Concentrator GaAs

29.3

III-V dual-junction

32.8

Concentrator III-V dual-junction

35.5

III-V tripole-junction

37.9

Sharp

Concentrator III-V triple-junction

44.4

Sharp

Concentrator III-V quad-junction

46.0

III-V penta-junction

38.8

III-V hexa-junction

39.2

Concentrator III-V hexa-junction

47.1

Perovskite

24.2

Dye-sensitized

11.9

Sharp

Organic

11.2

Toshiba