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AuthorEhsan, Raza
AuthorAhmad, Zubair
AuthorAsif, Muhammad
AuthorAziz, Fakhra
AuthorRiaz, Kashif
AuthorMehmood, Muhammad Qasim
AuthorBhadra, Jolly
AuthorAl-Thani, Noora J.
Available date2023-01-15T08:35:55Z
Publication Date2022-03-31
Publication NameOptical Materials
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2022.112075
CitationRaza, E., Ahmad, Z., Asif, M., Aziz, F., Riaz, K., Mehmood, M. Q., ... & Al-Thani, N. J. (2022). Numerical modeling and performance optimization of carbon-based hole transport layer free perovskite solar cells. Optical Materials, 125, 112075.
ISSN09253467
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925346722001094
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/38357
AbstractOwing to low production cost and ease of processing, hole-transport layer (HTL) free carbon electrode-based perovskite solar cells (c-PSCs) have emerged as a potential photovoltaic (PV) technology. Despite this, c-PCSs still have to achieve the high photon conversion efficiency exhibited by standard PSCs using HTLs. In the present work, device modeling of Csx(FA0.4MA0.6)1-xPbI2.8Br0.2 based HTL-free c-PSC was presented using the simulation program Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS). Output results were successfully replicated in the simulation that were comparable to experimentally reported values. Furthermore, several parameters affecting device performance, such as the absorber layer, the electron transport layer (ETL), front contact thicknesses, and doping concentrations, are studied and optimized. Additionally, the defect density at the perovskite/ETL interface is investigated. Under optimized conditions, a high open-circuit voltage of 1.13 V, short-circuit current density of 22.54 mA/cm2, fill factor of 79.75%, and photon conversion efficiency of 20.43% is achieved. Results demonstrate the promising features of the proposed HTL-free c-PSC. Lastly, the impact of temperature and work function of back metal contacts were also examined. The simulation results suggest a direction to design low-cost and highly efficient HTL-free c-PSCs.
SponsorThis publication was made possible by NPRP grant # NPRP11S-1210–170080 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The findings achieved herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. We are also thankful to Prof. Marc Burgelman at the University of Gent in Belgium for providing us access to the SCAPS software.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectPerovskite solar cells
Device simulation
Triple cation perovskite
Carbon electrode
HTL-Free structure
The power conversion efficiency
TitleNumerical modeling and performance optimization of carbon-based hole transport layer free perovskite solar cells
TypeArticle
Volume Number125
dc.accessType Open Access


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