Comparative Study of Different Perovskite Active Layers for Attaining Higher Efficiency Solar Cells: Numerical Simulation Approach

Sagar Bhattarai, Mustafa K. A. Mohammed, Jaya Madan, Rahul Pandey, Hima Abdelkader, Lamia Ben Farhat, Mongi Amami and M. Khalid Hossain ()
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Sagar Bhattarai: Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
Mustafa K. A. Mohammed: College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala 56001, Iraq
Jaya Madan: VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India
Rahul Pandey: VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India
Hima Abdelkader: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of El Oued, El Oued 39000, Algeria
Lamia Ben Farhat: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
Mongi Amami: Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha P.O. Box 9004, Saudi Arabia
M. Khalid Hossain: Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: The simulated device structures of ITO/ZnO/Perovskite absorber layers (PAL)/Spiro-OMeTAD/Au with distinct absorbers were modeled and investigated using solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D) simulating software (version 3.8). The primary objective is to enhance the thermal stability of the solar device. As the absorber thickness and temperature impact PV performance parameters, thus main aim of this work is to determine the optimum thickness of PAL as well as the temperature affectability on the PV performance of the cells. It was also observed that the maximum PV parameters (among the cells under consideration), viz. 29% PCE, are achieved with the formamidinium tin iodide (FASnI 3 ) at the thickness of 600 nm. Similarly, the temperature of 300 K shows a much-improved efficiency offering nearly 29%. Further, the external quantum efficiency (EQE) and J-V also confirm the determent of the more stable, lead-free, FASnI 3 -based device, which can provide an effective way to develop highly efficient, low-cost solar cell devices.

Keywords: perovskite absorber layer; SCAPS-1D; FASnI 3; efficiency; perovskite solar cell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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