High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation
Solar cells based on lead-free perovskite have demonstrated great potential for next-generation renewable energy. The SCAPS-1D simulation software was used in this study to perform novel device modelling of a lead-free perovskite solar cell of the architecture ITO/WS<sub>2</sub>/CH<su...
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| author | Ahmad Umar Sadanand Pravin Kumar Singh D. K. Dwivedi Hassan Algadi Ahmed A. Ibrahim Mohsen A. M. Alhammai Sotirios Baskoutas |
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| description | Solar cells based on lead-free perovskite have demonstrated great potential for next-generation renewable energy. The SCAPS-1D simulation software was used in this study to perform novel device modelling of a lead-free perovskite solar cell of the architecture ITO/WS<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>SnI<sub>3</sub>/P3HT/Au. For the performance evaluation, an optimization process of the different parameters such as thickness, bandgap, doping concentration, etc., was conducted. Extensive optimization of the thickness and doping density of the absorber and electron transport layer resulted in a maximum power-conversion efficiency of 33.46% for our designed solar cell. Because of the short diffusion length and higher defect density in thicker perovskite, an absorber thickness of 1.2 µm is recommended for optimal solar cell performance. Therefore, we expect that our findings will pave the way for the development of lead-free and highly effective perovskite solar cells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7aa3ba3d5f714b408f227a9f2c6425962023-11-24T16:45:54ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2022-12-011312220110.3390/mi13122201High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical InvestigationAhmad Umar0Sadanand1Pravin Kumar Singh2D. K. Dwivedi3Hassan Algadi4Ahmed A. Ibrahim5Mohsen A. M. Alhammai6Sotirios Baskoutas7Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi ArabiaInstitute of Advanced Materials, IAAM, Gammalkilsvägen 18, 590 53 Ulrika, SwedenPhotonics and Photovoltaic Research Lab, Department of Physics and Material Science, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur 273010, IndiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, and Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran 11001, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Materials Science, University of Patras, 265 04 Patras, GreeceSolar cells based on lead-free perovskite have demonstrated great potential for next-generation renewable energy. The SCAPS-1D simulation software was used in this study to perform novel device modelling of a lead-free perovskite solar cell of the architecture ITO/WS<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>SnI<sub>3</sub>/P3HT/Au. For the performance evaluation, an optimization process of the different parameters such as thickness, bandgap, doping concentration, etc., was conducted. Extensive optimization of the thickness and doping density of the absorber and electron transport layer resulted in a maximum power-conversion efficiency of 33.46% for our designed solar cell. Because of the short diffusion length and higher defect density in thicker perovskite, an absorber thickness of 1.2 µm is recommended for optimal solar cell performance. Therefore, we expect that our findings will pave the way for the development of lead-free and highly effective perovskite solar cells.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/12/2201perovskiteelectron transport layerhole transport layerSCAPS-1D |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Umar Sadanand Pravin Kumar Singh D. K. Dwivedi Hassan Algadi Ahmed A. Ibrahim Mohsen A. M. Alhammai Sotirios Baskoutas High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation Micromachines perovskite electron transport layer hole transport layer SCAPS-1D |
| title | High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation |
| title_full | High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation |
| title_fullStr | High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation |
| title_short | High Power-Conversion Efficiency of Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cells: A Theoretical Investigation |
| title_sort | high power conversion efficiency of lead free perovskite solar cells a theoretical investigation |
| topic | perovskite electron transport layer hole transport layer SCAPS-1D |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/12/2201 |
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