Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D
Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) and antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) solar cells are considered as emerging photovoltaic devices due to their earth abundance, low cost, non-toxic property and high optical absorption. Also, the buffer layer for the solar cells should be non-toxic. Hence, the need to have a Cd-fre...
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| description | Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) and antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) solar cells are considered as emerging photovoltaic devices due to their earth abundance, low cost, non-toxic property and high optical absorption. Also, the buffer layer for the solar cells should be non-toxic. Hence, the need to have a Cd-free buffer layer is a growing interest among the researchers. In this study, we modeled Mo/Sb2S3/TiO2/FTO and Mo/Sb2Se3/TiO2/FTO solar cells and theoretically calculated the effect of different device parameters on the properties of solar cells by SCAPS-1D (Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator) software. By optimizing different properties of Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3likethickness, hole mobility, recombination defect density and their interface, a solar cell efficiency beyond 8 % could be achieved. The optimized thicknesses for Sb2Se3 and Sb2S3absorberswere found to be 900 nm and 300 nm, respectively. A maximum efficiency of 8.67 % and 9.4 % were obtained for Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 based solar cells, respectively after optimizing all the parameters. These results obtained by simulation study gives us useful insights about the designing and fabrication of Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 based solar cells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-200832b608244744aae8b87d6e4e4d732023-02-17T04:56:00ZengElsevierResults in Optics2666-95012023-02-0110100364Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1DSk. Taheruddin Ahamed0Arindam Basak1Anup Mondal2Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, Howrah 711103, IndiaSchool of Electronics Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, Howrah 711103, India; Corresponding author.Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) and antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) solar cells are considered as emerging photovoltaic devices due to their earth abundance, low cost, non-toxic property and high optical absorption. Also, the buffer layer for the solar cells should be non-toxic. Hence, the need to have a Cd-free buffer layer is a growing interest among the researchers. In this study, we modeled Mo/Sb2S3/TiO2/FTO and Mo/Sb2Se3/TiO2/FTO solar cells and theoretically calculated the effect of different device parameters on the properties of solar cells by SCAPS-1D (Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator) software. By optimizing different properties of Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3likethickness, hole mobility, recombination defect density and their interface, a solar cell efficiency beyond 8 % could be achieved. The optimized thicknesses for Sb2Se3 and Sb2S3absorberswere found to be 900 nm and 300 nm, respectively. A maximum efficiency of 8.67 % and 9.4 % were obtained for Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 based solar cells, respectively after optimizing all the parameters. These results obtained by simulation study gives us useful insights about the designing and fabrication of Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 based solar cells.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950123000160Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 solar cellsCd-free bufferSCAPS-1D simulationOptimizationEfficiency enhancement |
| spellingShingle | Sk. Taheruddin Ahamed Arindam Basak Anup Mondal Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D Results in Optics Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 solar cells Cd-free buffer SCAPS-1D simulation Optimization Efficiency enhancement |
| title | Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D |
| title_full | Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D |
| title_fullStr | Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D |
| title_full_unstemmed | Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D |
| title_short | Device modeling and investigation of Sb-based low-cost heterojunction solar cells using SCAPS-1D |
| title_sort | device modeling and investigation of sb based low cost heterojunction solar cells using scaps 1d |
| topic | Sb2S3 and Sb2Se3 solar cells Cd-free buffer SCAPS-1D simulation Optimization Efficiency enhancement |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950123000160 |
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