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Chouchen B, Mhadhbi N, Gassoumi B, Hamdi I, Hadi H, der Maur MA, Chouaih A, Ladhari T, Magazù S, Naïli H, Ayachi S. DFT-Computational Modeling and TiberCAD Frameworks for Photovoltaic Performance Investigation of Copper-Based 2D Hybrid Perovskite Solar Absorbers. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:29263-29273. [PMID: 39005796 PMCID: PMC11238307 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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In this work, we use a combination of dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT-D3) and the TiberCAD framework for the first time to investigate a newly designed and synthesized class of (C6H10N2)[CuCl4] 2D-type perovskite. The inter- and intra-atomic reorganization in the crystal packing and the type of interaction forming in the active area have been discussed via Hirshfeld surface (HS) analyses. A distinct charge transfer from CuCl4 to [C6H10N2] is identified by frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) and density of states (DOS). This newly designed narrow-band gap small-molecule perovskite, with an energy gap (E g) of 2.11 eV, exhibits a higher fill factor (FF = 81.34%), leading to an open-circuit voltage (V oc) of 1.738 V and a power conversion efficiency (PCE) approaching ∼10.20%. The interaction between a donor (D) and an acceptor (A) results in a charge transfer complex (CT) through the formation of hydrogen bonds (Cl-H), as revealed by QTAIM analysis. These findings were further supported by 2D-LOL and 3D-ELF analyses by visualizing excess electrons surrounding the acceptor entity. Finally, we performed numerical simulations of solar cell structures using TiberCAD software.
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- Bilel Chouchen
- Laboratory of Automatic, Electrical Systems and Environment (LAESE), The National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), University of Monastir, Av. Ibn El Jazzar Skanes, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory Physico Chemistry of the Solid State, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
- University of Monastir, Preparatory Institute for Engineering Studies of Monastir, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Interfaces (LIMA), University of Monastir, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, Avenue of Environment, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory Physico Chemistry of the Solid State, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Group, Lorestan University, Khorramabad 6815144316, Iran
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Technology and Solid Properties (LTPS), Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University of Mostaganem, BP 227 Mostaganem 27000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Automatic, Electrical Systems and Environment (LAESE), The National Engineering School of Monastir (ENIM), University of Monastir, Av. Ibn El Jazzar Skanes, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Matematiche e Informatiche, Scienze Fisiche e Scienze della Terra, Università di Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D'Alcontres n°31, S. Agata, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory Physico Chemistry of the Solid State, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Physico-Chemistry of Materials (LR01ES19), Faculty of Sciences, University of Monastir, Avenue of the Environment, 5019 Monastir, Tunisia
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Reza MS, Rahman MF, Kuddus A, Mohammed MKA, Pal D, Ghosh A, Islam MR, Bhattarai S, Shaaban IA, Amami M. Design and Optimization of High-Performance Novel RbPbBr 3-Based Solar Cells with Wide-Band-Gap S-Chalcogenide Electron Transport Layers (ETLs). ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:19824-19836. [PMID: 38737037 PMCID: PMC11079912 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Inorganic cubic rubidium-lead-halide perovskites have attracted considerable attention owing to their structural, electronic, and unique optical properties. In this study, novel rubidium-lead-bromide (RbPbBr3)-based hybrid perovskite solar cells (HPSCs) with several high-band-gap chalcogenide electron transport layers (ETLs) of In2S3, WS2, and SnS2 were studied by density functional theory (DFT) and using the SCAPS-1D simulator. Initially, the band gap and optical performance were computed using DFT, and these results were utilized for the first time in the SCAPS-1D simulator. Furthermore, the impact of different major influencing parameters, that is, the thickness of the layer, bulk defect density, doping concentration, and defect density of interfaces, including the working temperature, were also investigated and unveiled. Further, a study on an optimized device with the most potential ETL (SnS2) layer was performed systematically. Finally, a comparative study of different reported heterostructures was performed to explore the benchmark of the most recent efficient RbPbBr3-based photovoltaics. The highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) was 29.75% for the SnS2 ETL with Voc of 0.9789 V, Jsc of 34.57863 mA cm-2, and fill factor (FF) of 87.91%, while the PCEs of 21.15 and 24.57% were obtained for In2S3 and WS2 ETLs, respectively. The electron-hole generation, recombination rates, and quantum efficiency (QE) characteristics were also investigated in detail. Thus, the SnS2 ETL shows strong potential for use in RbPbBr3-based hybrid perovskite high-performance photovoltaic devices.
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- Md. Selim Reza
- Advanced
Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum
Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- Advanced
Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum
Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- Ritsumeikan
Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga 525-8577, Japan
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- Department
of Material Science and Engineering, Tripura
University, Agartala 799022, India
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- Advanced
Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum
Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur 2012, Bangladesh
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- Technology
Innovation and Development Foundation, Indian
Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 960, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 960, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia
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Rahman MF, Hasan Toki MN, Irfan A, Chaudhry AR, Rahaman R, Rasheduzzaman M, Hasan MZ. A novel investigation of pressure-induced semiconducting to metallic transition of lead free novel Ba 3SbI 3 perovskite with exceptional optoelectronic properties. RSC Adv 2024; 14:11169-11184. [PMID: 38590348 PMCID: PMC10999911 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00395k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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The structural, electronic, mechanical, and optical characteristics of barium-based halide perovskite Ba3SbI3 under the influence of pressures ranging from 0 to 10 GPa have been analyzed using first-principles calculations for the first time. The new perovskite Ba3SbI3 material was shown to be a direct band gap semiconductor at 0 GPa, but the band gap diminished when the applied pressure increased from 0 to 10 GPa. So the Ba3SbI3 material undergoes a transition from semiconductor to metallic due to high pressure at 10 GPa. The Ba3SbI3 material also exhibits an increase in optical absorption and conductivity with applied pressure due to the change in band gap, which is more suitable for solar absorbers, surgical instruments, and optoelectronic devices. The charge density maps confirm the presence of both ionic and covalent bonding characteristics. Exploration into the mechanical characteristics indicates that the Ba3SbI3 perovskite is mechanically stable. Additionally, the Ba3SbI3 compound becomes strongly anisotropic at high pressure. The insightful results of our simulations will all be helpful for the experimental structure of a new effective Ba3SbI3-based inorganic perovskite solar cell in the near future.
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- Md Ferdous Rahman
- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University P. O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bisha P. O. Box 551 Bisha 61922 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong Kumira Chittagong 4318 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong Kumira Chittagong 4318 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, International Islamic University Chittagong Kumira Chittagong 4318 Bangladesh
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Sinha R. Design of Aluminum Doped ZnO/Phenyl-C-Butyric Acid Methyl Ester/Tungsten Disulfide (AZO/PCBM/WS 2) Heterojunction-Based Device for Applications in Solar Cells and Broadband Self-Powered Photodetectors. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:7114-7126. [PMID: 38501958 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The domain related to the use of renewable energy is showing high interest among the researchers in the current days, and light energy can be considered as one of such. Solar cells are the kind of devices that use light energy in an efficient way to generate electricity. Hence, designing and developing a solar cell requires meticulous attention to get an optimum output. This work focuses on designing and optimization of aluminum dope ZnO/phenyl-C-butyric acid methyl ester/tungsten disulfide (AZO/PCBM/WS2) heterojunction-based device for applications in solar cells. Moreover, considering the high demand of optoelectronics like photodetectors, this work also uncovers the capabilities of the device in the applications of broadband self-powered photodetectors. The optimized values of several parameters of the device such as the thickness and doping density of the WS2 layer, the defect density of the WS2 layer, and the interface PCBM/WS2 were 2 μm, 1017 cm-3, 1014 cm-3, and 1010 cm-2, respectively. These optimal conditions facilitated in obtaining fill factor and efficiency values of 84.78 and 23.92%, respectively. Further, the photodetection performance was evaluated with the parameters like responsivity and detectivity. The maximum calculated responsivity of the device at 0 V bias was 0.63 A/W at 880 nm, whereas the maximum detectivity was 1.54 × 1013 Jones. This study also extensively focuses on the in-depth understanding of the physics associated with the movement of the charge carriers under the illuminated conditions by studying the band diagrams and the electric fields of the heterojunctions at various conditions.
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- Rupam Sinha
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500075, India
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Hossain KM, Rubel MHK, Hossain MK, Ishraque Toki GF, Marasamy L, Haldhar R, Ali MH, Baruah S, A. Alothman A, Mohammad S. Hydrothermal Synthesis, Phase Analysis, and Magneto-Electronic Characterizations of Lead-Free Ferroelectric BM 2+(Zn, Ca, Mg)T-BFO System. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:9147-9160. [PMID: 38434879 PMCID: PMC10905731 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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In this study, lead-free BiM2+(Zn, Ca, Mg)Ti-BiFeO3 ceramics are fabricated under eco-friendly hydrothermal reaction conditions at 250 °C. XRD patterns show that all the synthesized compounds exhibit a phase coexistence of monoclinic and tetragonal perovskite-type structures with a morphotropic phase boundary at x = 0.4, with minimum impurity. The calculated average crystallite/grain size of the samples was close to 50 nm at full width at half-maximum of the main peak. The corresponding bonds of the constituent elements were observed by FTIR analysis, which further supports the formation of the local structure. EDS analyses detect all of the elements, their quantities, and compositional homogeneity. SEM data show agglomerated and nearly spherical morphology with an average particle size of about 128 nm. All synthesized ceramic powders revealed thermal stability with trivial mass loss up to investigated high temperatures (1000 οC). The dielectric constant reached its maximum at 38.7 MHz and finally remained constant after 80 MHz for all nanoceramics. Because of the complementary impact of different compositions, the most effective piezoelectric characteristics of d33 = 136 pCN-1, Pr = 8.6 pCN-1 cm-2, and kp = 11% at 30 °C were attained at x = 0.4 content for 0.4BiCaTi-0.6BiFeO3 ceramic. The measured magnetic hysteresis data (M-H curve) showed a weak ferromagnetic nature with the highest moment of ∼0.23 emu/g for 0.4BiCaTi-0.6BiFeO3, and other samples exhibited negligible ferromagnetic to diamagnetic transition. The optical response study shows that the 0.4BiMgTi-0.6BiFeO3 sample yielded the maximal transmittance (50%), whereas the 0.4BiCaTi-0.6BiFeO3 compound exhibited the highest refractive index. The calculated large band gap shows a high insulating or dielectric nature. Our findings demonstrate that the BiM2+Ti-BiFeO3 system, which was fabricated using a low-temperature hydrothermal technique, is an excellent lead-free piezoelectric and multiferroic nanoceramic.
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- K. Monower Hossain
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Institute
of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
- Department
of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate
School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua
University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Facultad
de Química, Materiales-Energía, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro C.P.76010, Mexico
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- School of
Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- Department
of ECE, Madanapalle Institute of Technology
& Science, Madanapalle 517325, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud
University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud
University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Rahman MF, Chowdhury M, Marasamy L, Mohammed MKA, Haque MD, Al Ahmed SR, Irfan A, Chaudhry AR, Goumri-Said S. Improving the efficiency of a CIGS solar cell to above 31% with Sb 2S 3 as a new BSF: a numerical simulation approach by SCAPS-1D. RSC Adv 2024; 14:1924-1938. [PMID: 38192318 PMCID: PMC10772862 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07893k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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The remarkable performance of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)-based double heterojunction (DH) photovoltaic cells is presented in this work. To increase all photovoltaic performance parameters, in this investigation, a novel solar cell structure (FTO/SnS2/CIGS/Sb2S3/Ni) is explored by utilizing the SCAPS-1D simulation software. Thicknesses of the buffer, absorber and back surface field (BSF) layers, acceptor density, defect density, capacitance-voltage (C-V), interface defect density, rates of generation and recombination, operating temperature, current density, and quantum efficiency have been investigated for the proposed solar devices with and without BSF. The presence of the BSF layer significantly influences the device's performance parameters including short-circuit current (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), and power conversion efficiency (PCE). After optimization, the simulation results of a conventional CIGS cell (FTO/SnS2/CIGS/Ni) have shown a PCE of 22.14% with Voc of 0.91 V, Jsc of 28.21 mA cm-2, and FF of 86.31. Conversely, the PCE is improved to 31.15% with Voc of 1.08 V, Jsc of 33.75 mA cm-2, and FF of 88.50 by introducing the Sb2S3 BSF in the structure of FTO/SnS2/CIGS/Sb2S3/Ni. These findings of the proposed CIGS-based double heterojunction (DH) solar cells offer an innovative method for realization of high-efficiency solar cells that are more promising than the previously reported traditional designs.
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- Md Ferdous Rahman
- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Facultad de Química, Materiales-Energía, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ) Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro C.P. 76010 Mexico
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- College of Remote Sensing and Geophysics, Al-Karkh University of Science Al-Karkh Side, Haifa St. Hamada Palace Baghdad 10011 Iraq
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University Dinajpur 5200 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering, Pabna University of Science and Technology Pabna 6600 Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bisha P.O. Box 551 Bisha 61922 Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, Colleges of Science and General Studies, Alfaisal University P.O. Box 50927 Riyadh 11533 Saudi Arabia
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Mehrabian M, Taleb-Abbasi M, Akhavan O. Effects of electron transport layer type on the performance of Pb-free Cs 2AgBiBr 6 double perovskites: a SCAPS-1D solar simulator-based study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:118754-118763. [PMID: 37917266 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30732-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Recently, due to the superior stability and lower risk of toxicity, the development of Pb-free halide double perovskite materials has revived excellent interest. In this work, Pb-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with ITO/ETL/Cs2AgBiBr6/Cu2O/Au multilayer structures with Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite as the solar light absorber layer, some electron transport layers (ETLs) and Cu2O as a hole transport layer have been introduced. Then, the effects of various thicknesses of the absorber layer and also ETL materials, like ZnO, C60, CdS, SnO2, phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), and TiO2, on the device performance (including photoelectronic conversion efficiency (PCE), fill factor (FF%), short circuit current density (Jsc), and open-circuit voltage (VOC)) were examined with the help of a solar cell simulator (SCAPS-1D). It is noteworthy that, in the case of all ETL materials, the optimal thickness of the absorber layer was determined to be 400 nm. Then, the maximum PCE values of 20.08%, 17.63%, 14.07%, 12.11%, 14.94%, and 18.83% were obtained for the solar cells containing ZnO, C60, CdS, SnO2, PCBM, and TiO2 as the ETL, respectively. These results show that designing/developing Pb-free halide double perovskite devices having comparable PCEs with the Pb-based PSCs is feasible, provided that proper/compatible materials will be used in the multilayer structure of the next generations of solar cells.
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- Masood Mehrabian
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Maragheh, P.O. Box 55181-83111, Maragheh, Iran
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9161, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Subudhi P, Punetha D. Pivotal avenue for hybrid electron transport layer-based perovskite solar cells with improved efficiency. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19485. [PMID: 37945667 PMCID: PMC10636004 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33419-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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This study conducted a simulative analysis of different hybrid perovskite solar cells with various hybrid electron transport layers (ETL) and hole transport layers (HTL). The electron transport layer boosts durability, lowers production costs, increases stability, improves light absorption, and increases efficiency. Hybrid ETLs are taken into consideration to improve the device's performance. The selected hybrid ETLs (PCBM-SnS2, TiO2-SnO2, and PCBM-PCPB) were modeled with four hybrid perovskite absorbers (CsPbI3, FAPbI3, MAPbI3, and FAMAPbI3) and five HTLs (PEDOT: PSS, CuI, Spiro-OMeTAD, CBTS, and NiO). Three sets of solar cells are found to be the most effective configurations after investigating over sixty different combinations of perovskite solar cell architectures. The structures show CBTS as the efficient HTL for FAMAPbI3 with all three hybrid ETLs. Besides, a holistic analysis of the effect of several factors such as the defect density and thickness of the absorber layer, temperature, parasitic resistances, capacitance, Mott-Schottky, impedance, conduction band offset, and current density-voltage and quantum efficiency characteristics is performed. The results show a maximum power conversion efficiency of 25.57%, 26.35%, and 23.36% with PCBM-SnS2, TiO2-SnO2, and PCBM-PCPB respectively. Among the studied hybrid ETLs, perovskite solar cell associated with TiO2-SnO2 has depicted a superior performance (Voc = 1.12 V, Jsc = 26.88 mA/cm2, FF = 87.27%). The efficiency of the perovskite solar cell using this study has been drastically enhanced compared to the previous experimental report. The proposed strategy provides a new avenue for attaining clean energy and allows researchers to pave the way for further design optimization to obtain high-performance solar cell devices.
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- Poonam Subudhi
- School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600127, India
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- School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, 600127, India.
- Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India.
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Barman P, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Hasan M, Chowdhury M, Hossain MK, Modak JK, Ezzine S, Amami M. Lead-free novel perovskite Ba 3AsI 3: First-principles insights into its electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. Heliyon 2023; 9:e21675. [PMID: 38027926 PMCID: PMC10661203 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Lead-free halide perovskites are a crucial family of materials in the fabrication of solar cells. At present, Solar cells are facing several challenges such as mechanical and thermodynamic instability, toxicity, unsuitable optical parameters, bandgap, and absorption coefficient. Ba3AsI3 is a halide perovskite which has demonstrated good efficiency and tremendous promise for usage in solar cell applications, and it offers a possible solution to these issues. In this study, the properties of the Ba3AsI3 perovskite solar cell were investigated using first-principles density functional theory (FP-DFT) calculations with the CASTEP (Cambridge serial total energy package) formulation. Most of its physical qualities, including its elasticity, electrical composition, bonding, optoelectronic characteristics, and optical characteristics have not yet been explored. In this work, these unexplored properties have been thoroughly investigated using density functional theory-based computations. The Born-Huang criterion and phonon dispersion characteristics have revealed that the material is mechanically stable. The bonding nature has been investigated using the density of states curves, Mulliken population analysis, and electronic charge density. Additionally, different elastic parameters demonstrate that Ba3AsI3 has reasonably high machinability and is mechanically isotropic. ELATE's three-dimensional visualization and optical properties also show isotropic behavior in all directions. The band structure shows that the bandgap is direct. Based on its direct bandgap, stability, large range of absorption coefficient, and suitable optical parameters, Ba3AsI3 is recommended as an absorber layer for solar cell fabrication in a near future.
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- Pobitra Barman
- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur, 2012, Bangladesh
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- General Education Department, City University, Dhaka, 1216, Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technological University, Gopalgonj, 8100, Bangladesh
- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Reza MS, Rahman MF, Kuddus A, Mohammed MKA, Al-Mousoi AK, Islam MR, Ghosh A, Bhattarai S, Pandey R, Madan J, Hossain MK. Boosting efficiency above 28% using effective charge transport layer with Sr 3SbI 3 based novel inorganic perovskite. RSC Adv 2023; 13:31330-31345. [PMID: 37908652 PMCID: PMC10614754 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06137j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Strontium antimony iodide (Sr3SbI3) is one of the emerging absorbers materials owing to its intriguing structural, electronic, and optical properties for efficient and cost-effective solar cell applications. A comprehensive investigation on the structural, optical, and electronic characterization of Sr3SbI3 and its subsequent applications in heterostructure solar cells have been studied theoretically. Initially, the optoelectronic parameters of the novel Sr3SbI3 absorber, and the possible electron transport layer (ETL) of tin sulfide (SnS2), zinc sulfide (ZnS), and indium sulfide (In2S3) including various interface layers were obtained by DFT study. Afterward, the photovoltaic (PV) performance of Sr3SbI3 absorber-based cell structures with SnS2, ZnS, and In2S3 as ETLs were systematically investigated at varying layer thickness, defect density bulk, doping density, interface density of active materials including working temperature, and thereby, optimized PV parameters were achieved using SCAPS-1D simulator. Additionally, the quantum efficiency (QE), current density-voltage (J-V), and generation and recombination rates of photocarriers were determined. The maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 28.05% with JSC of 34.67 mA cm-2, FF of 87.31%, VOC of 0.93 V for SnS2 ETL was obtained with Al/FTO/SnS2/Sr3SbI3/Ni structure, while the PCE of 24.33%, and 18.40% in ZnS and In2S3 ETLs heterostructures, respectively. The findings of this study contribute to in-depth understanding of the physical, electronic, and optical properties of Sr3SbI3 absorber perovskite and SnS2, ZnS, and In2S3 ETLs. Additionally, it provides valuable insights into the potential of Sr3SbI3 in heterostructure perovskite solar cells (PSCs), paving the pathway for further experimental design of an efficient and stable PSC devices.
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- Md Shamim Reza
- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University Shiga 525-8577 Japan
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- Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Iraqia University Baghdad 10011 Iraq
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University Jamalpur 2012 Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Rajpura 140401 Punjab India
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Rajpura 140401 Punjab India
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- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Dhaka 1349 Bangladesh
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Islam MA, Jawad A, Jahan NA, Hossain MM. Outstanding conversion efficiency of 38.39% from a Perovskite/CIGS tandem PV cell: A synergic optimization through computational modeling. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20558. [PMID: 37810810 PMCID: PMC10551566 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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An all-inorganic lead-free tandem PV cell consisting of two sub-cells CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 (perovskite) based top cell/CIGS-based bottom cell has been designed, simulated, and optimized by varying the thickness of pertinent layers utilizing the SCAPS-1D simulator. In the top sub-cell, a wide bandgap lead-free inorganic CsSn0.5Ge0.5I3 perovskite is inserted as the primary absorber layer because of its distinctive characteristics with an ETL of ZnO, which is recognized for its high electron mobility & absorption coefficient, and an HTL of NiO to offer increased hole mobility with good chemical-durability. For the bottom sub-cell, we have selected p-type CIGS as the absorber with Spiro-OMeTAD as the apposite HTL to provide suitable offsets of valence and conduction band distribution and TiO2 as ETL to offer low-cost, low-ecotoxicity, excellent optical properties, and chemical-stability and thus offers improved efficiency of the overall tandem structure. In the beginning, the two sub-cells were simulated independently; the top sub-cell was simulated under the standard spectrum of AM1.5G, while the bottom sub-cell was optimized using a filtered spectrum. Thereafter, the current matching point of both cells was attained by optimizing the absorber layer thicknesses. Finally, our computational modeling and simulation results offer the optimized cell structure revealing an outstanding overall 38.39% power conversion efficiency (PCE), Fill Factor (FF) of 83.4%, open-circuit voltage (V O C ) of 2.48 V, and short-circuit current density (J s c ) of 18.64 mA cm-2. The proposed tandem structure's performance matrices outperform those stated in the most recent literature. These outcomes of the proposed structure are expected to facilitate the development and production of a low-cost and highly effective inorganic perovskite Tandem PV cell in the future.
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- Md Ashraful Islam
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southeast University, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southeast University, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
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Hossain MK, Uddin MS, Toki GFI, Mohammed MKA, Pandey R, Madan J, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Bhattarai S, Bencherif H, Samajdar DP, Amami M, Dwivedi DK. Achieving above 24% efficiency with non-toxic CsSnI 3 perovskite solar cells by harnessing the potential of the absorber and charge transport layers. RSC Adv 2023; 13:23514-23537. [PMID: 37546214 PMCID: PMC10402874 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02910g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Lead toxicity is a barrier to the widespread commercial manufacture of lead halide perovskites and their use in solar photovoltaic (PV) devices. Eco-friendly lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been developed using certain unique non- or low-toxic perovskite materials. In this context, Sn-based perovskites have been identified as promising substitutes for Pb-based perovskites due to their similar characteristics. However, Sn-based perovskites suffer from chemical instability, which affects their performance in PSCs. This study employs theoretical simulations to identify ways to improve the efficiency of Sn-based PSCs. The simulations were conducted using the SCAPS-1D software, and a lead-free, non-toxic, and inorganic perovskite absorber layer (PAL), i.e. CsSnI3 was used in the PSC design. The properties of the hole transport layer (HTL) and electron transport layer (ETL) were tuned to optimize the performance of the device. Apart from this, seven different combinations of HTLs were studied, and the best-performing combination was found to be ITO/PCBM/CsSnI3/CFTS/Se, which achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 24.73%, an open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.872 V, a short-circuit current density (JSC) of 33.99 mA cm-2 and a fill factor (FF) of 83.46%. The second highest PCE of 18.41% was achieved by the ITO/PCBM/CsSnI3/CuSCN/Se structure. In addition to optimizing the structure of the PSC, this study also analyzes the current density-voltage (J-V) along with quantum efficiency (QE), as well as the impact of series resistance, shunt resistance, and working temperature, on PV performance. The results demonstrate the potential of the optimized structure identified in this study to enhance the standard PCE of PSCs. Overall, this study provides important insights into the development of lead-free absorber materials and highlights the potential of using CsSnI3 as the PAL in PSCs. The optimized structure identified in this study can be used as a base for further research to improve the efficiency of Sn-based PSCs.
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- M Khalid Hossain
- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Dhaka 1349 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Islamic University Kushtia 7000 Bangladesh
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Punjab 140401 India
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Punjab 140401 India
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University Jamalpur 2012 Bangladesh
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- Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati 781039 Assam India
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- LEREESI, Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development Batna 05078 Algeria
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- Dept. of ECE, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing Madhya Pradesh 482005 India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Material Science, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Gorakhpur 273010 U.P. India
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Ghosh A, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Islam MS, Amami M, Hossain MK, Md Ismail AB. Inorganic novel cubic halide perovskite Sr 3AsI 3: Strain-activated electronic and optical properties. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19271. [PMID: 37654463 PMCID: PMC10465963 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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In recent years, inorganic perovskite materials have attracted a lot of attention in the field of solar technology due to their exceptional structural, optical, and electronic properties. This study thoroughly investigated, using first-principles density-functional theory (FP-DFT), the impact of compressive and tensile strain on the structural, optical, and electrical properties of the inorganic cubic perovskite Sr3AsI3. The unstrained planar Sr3AsI3 molecule exhibits a direct bandgap of 1.265 eV value at Γ point. The bandgap of the Sr3AsI3 perovskite is lowered to 1.212 eV when the relativistic spin-orbital coupling (SOC) effect is subjected in the observations. In addition, the structure's bandgap exhibits a falling prevalence due to compressive strain and a slight rise due to tensile strain. The optical indicators such as dielectric functions, absorption coefficient, reflectivity, and electron loss function show that this component has a great ability to absorb in the visible range in accordance with band characteristics. When compressive strain is raised, it is discovered that the spikes of the dielectric constant of Sr3AsI3 move to lower photon energy (redshift), and conversely, while growing tensile strain, it exhibits increased photon energy changing behavior (blueshift). As a result, the Sr3AsI3 perovskite is regarded as being ideal for use in solar cells for the production of electricity and light management.
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- Avijit Ghosh
- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
- Solar Energy Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur-2012, Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
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- Solar Energy Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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Hossain MK, Bhattarai S, Arnab AA, Mohammed MKA, Pandey R, Ali MH, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Samajdar DP, Madan J, Bencherif H, Dwivedi DK, Amami M. Harnessing the potential of CsPbBr 3-based perovskite solar cells using efficient charge transport materials and global optimization. RSC Adv 2023; 13:21044-21062. [PMID: 37448634 PMCID: PMC10336477 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02485g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a possible alternative to traditional photovoltaic devices for their high performance, low cost, and ease of fabrication. Here in this study, the SCAPS-1D simulator numerically simulates and optimizes CsPbBr3-based PSCs under the optimum illumination situation. We explore the impact of different back metal contacts (BMCs), including Cu, Ag, Fe, C, Au, W, Pt, Se, Ni, and Pd combined with the TiO2 electron transport layer (ETL) and CFTS hole transport layer (HTL), on the performance of the devices. After optimization, the ITO/TiO2/CsPbBr3/CFTS/Ni structure showed a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE or η) of 13.86%, with Ni as a more cost-effective alternative to Au. After the optimization of the BMC the rest of the investigation is conducted both with and without HTL mode. We investigate the impact of changing the thickness and the comparison with acceptor and defect densities (with and without HTL) of the CsPbBr3 perovskite absorber layer on the PSC performance. Finally, we optimized the thickness, charge carrier densities, and defect densities of the absorber, ETL, and HTL, along with the interfacial defect densities at HTL/absorber and absorber/ETL interfaces to improve the PCE of the device; and the effect of variation of these parameters is also investigated both with and without HTL connected. The final optimized configuration achieved a VOC of 0.87 V, JSC of 27.57 mA cm-2, FF of 85.93%, and PCE of 20.73%. To further investigate the performance of the optimized device, we explore the impact of the temperature, shunt resistance, series resistance, capacitance, generation rate, recombination rate, Mott-Schottky, JV, and QE features of both with and without HTL connected. The optimized device offers the best thermal stability at a temperature of 300 K. Our study highlights the potential of CsPbBr3-based PSCs and provides valuable insights for their optimization and future development.
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- M Khalid Hossain
- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Dhaka 1349 Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, Arunachal University of Studies Namsai 792103 Arunachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Dhaka 1208 Bangladesh
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Punjab 140401 India
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Advanced Energy Materials and Solar Cell Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University Rangpur 5400 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University Jamalpur 2012 Bangladesh
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- Department of ECE, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing Madhya Pradesh 482005 India
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University Punjab 140401 India
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- LEREESI, Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development Batna 05078 Algeria
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- Department of Physics and Material Science, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology Gorakhpur-273010 U.P. India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Khalid University P.O. Box 9004 Abha Saudi Arabia
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Hossain MK, Toki GFI, Samajdar DP, Mushtaq M, Rubel MHK, Pandey R, Madan J, Mohammed MKA, Islam MR, Rahman MF, Bencherif H. Deep Insights into the Coupled Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Analysis of Lead-Free CsSnI 3 Perovskite-Based Solar Cell Using DFT Calculations and SCAPS-1D Simulations. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:22466-22485. [PMID: 37396227 PMCID: PMC10308408 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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CsSnI3 is considered to be a viable alternative to lead (Pb)-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) due to its suitable optoelectronic properties. The photovoltaic (PV) potential of CsSnI3 has not yet been fully explored due to its inherent difficulties in realizing defect-free device construction owing to the nonoptimized alignment of the electron transport layer (ETL), hole transport layer (HTL), efficient device architecture, and stability issues. In this work, initially, the structural, optical, and electronic properties of the CsSnI3 perovskite absorber layer were evaluated using the CASTEP program within the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) approach. The band structure analysis revealed that CsSnI3 is a direct band gap semiconductor with a band gap of 0.95 eV, whose band edges are dominated by Sn 5s/5p electrons After performing the DFT analysis, we investigated the PV performance of a variety of CsSnI3-based solar cell configurations utilizing a one-dimensional solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D) with different competent ETLs such as IGZO, WS2, CeO2, TiO2, ZnO, PCBM, and C60. Simulation results revealed that the device architecture comprising ITO/ETL/CsSnI3/CuI/Au exhibited better photoconversion efficiency among more than 70 different configurations. The effect of the variation in the absorber, ETL, and HTL thickness on PV performance was analyzed for the above-mentioned configuration thoroughly. Additionally, the impact of series and shunt resistance, operating temperature, capacitance, Mott-Schottky, generation, and recombination rate on the six superior configurations were evaluated. The J-V characteristics and the quantum efficiency plots for these devices are systematically investigated for in-depth analysis. Consequently, this extensive simulation with validation results established the true potential of CsSnI3 absorber with suitable ETLs including ZnO, IGZO, WS2, PCBM, CeO2, and C60 ETLs and CuI as HTL, paving a constructive research path for the photovoltaic industry to fabricate cost-effective, high-efficiency, and nontoxic CsSnI3 PSCs.
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- M. Khalid Hossain
- Institute
of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
- Department
of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate
School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua
University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department
of ECE, Indian Institute of Information
Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur 482005, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department
of Physics, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Rawalakot 12350, Pakistan
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- VLSI
Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering
and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India
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- VLSI
Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering
and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab 140401, India
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- Radiological
Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University
College, 51001 Hillah, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur 2012, Bangladesh
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- Department
of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
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- LEREESI, Higher
National School of Renewable Energies, Environment
and Sustainable Development, Batna 05078, Algeria
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Dastan D, Mohammed MKA, Al-Mousoi AK, Kumar A, Salih SQ, JosephNg PS, Ahmed DS, Pandey R, Yaseen ZM, Hossain MK. Insights into the photovoltaic properties of indium sulfide as an electron transport material in perovskite solar cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9076. [PMID: 37277466 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36427-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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According to recent reports, planar structure-based organometallic perovskite solar cells (OPSCs) have achieved remarkable power conversion efficiency (PCE), making them very competitive with the more traditional silicon photovoltaics. A complete understanding of OPSCs and their individual parts is still necessary for further enhancement in PCE. In this work, indium sulfide (In2S3)-based planar heterojunction OPSCs were proposed and simulated with the SCAPS (a Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator)-1D programme. Initially, OPSC performance was calibrated with the experimentally fabricated architecture (FTO/In2S3/MAPbI3/Spiro-OMeTAD/Au) to evaluate the optimum parameters of each layer. The numerical calculations showed a significant dependence of PCE on the thickness and defect density of the MAPbI3 absorber material. The results showed that as the perovskite layer thickness increased, the PCE improved gradually but subsequently reached a maximum at thicknesses greater than 500 nm. Moreover, parameters involving the series resistance as well as the shunt resistance were recognized to affect the performance of the OPSC. Most importantly, a champion PCE of over 20% was yielded under the optimistic simulation conditions. Overall, the OPSC performed better between 20 and 30 °C, and its efficiency rapidly decreases above that temperature.
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- Davoud Dastan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA
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- Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Iraqia University, Baghdad, 10011, Iraq
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- Solar Lab, GLA University, Mathura, 281406, India
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- Technical College of Engineering, Al-Bayan University, Baghdad, 10011, Iraq
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- Faculty of Data Science & Information Technology, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
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- Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology-Iraq, Baghdad, 10011, Iraq
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- VLSI Centre of Excellence, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, 140417, India
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Electronics. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh
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Hossain MK, Toki GFI, Kuddus A, Rubel MHK, Hossain MM, Bencherif H, Rahman MF, Islam MR, Mushtaq M. An extensive study on multiple ETL and HTL layers to design and simulation of high-performance lead-free CsSnCl 3-based perovskite solar cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2521. [PMID: 36781884 PMCID: PMC9925818 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28506-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Cesium tin chloride (CsSnCl3) is a potential and competitive absorber material for lead-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The full potential of CsSnCl3 not yet been realized owing to the possible challenges of defect-free device fabrication, non-optimized alignment of the electron transport layer (ETL), hole transport layer (HTL), and the favorable device configuration. In this work, we proposed several CsSnCl3-based solar cell (SC) configurations using one dimensional solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D) with different competent ETLs like indium-gallium-zinc-oxide (IGZO), tin-dioxide (SnO2), tungsten disulfide (WS2), ceric dioxide (CeO2), titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), C60, PCBM, and HTLs of cuprous oxide (Cu2O), cupric oxide (CuO), nickel oxide (NiO), vanadium oxide (V2O5), copper iodide (CuI), CuSCN, CuSbS2, Spiro MeOTAD, CBTS, CFTS, P3HT, PEDOT:PSS. Simulation results revealed that ZnO, TiO2, IGZO, WS2, PCBM, and C60 ETLs-based halide perovskites with ITO/ETLs/CsSnCl3/CBTS/Au heterostructure exhibited outstanding photoconversion efficiency retaining nearest photovoltaic parameters values among 96 different configurations. Further, for the six best-performing configurations, the effect of the CsSnCl3 absorber and ETL thickness, series and shunt resistance, working temperature, impact of capacitance, Mott-Schottky, generation and recombination rate, current-voltage properties, and quantum efficiency on performance were assessed. We found that ETLs like TiO2, ZnO, and IGZO, with CBTS HTL can act as outstanding materials for the fabrication of CsSnCl3-based high efficiency (η ≥ 22%) heterojunction SCs with ITO/ETL/CsSnCl3/CBTS/Au structure. The simulation results obtained by the SCAPS-1D for the best six CsSnCl3-perovskites SC configurations were compared by the wxAMPS (widget provided analysis of microelectronic and photonic structures) tool for further validation. Furthermore, the structural, optical and electronic properties along with electron charge density, and Fermi surface of the CsSnCl3 perovskite absorber layer were computed and analyzed using first-principle calculations based on density functional theory. Thus, this in-depth simulation paves a constructive research avenue to fabricate cost-effective, high-efficiency, and lead-free CsSnCl3 perovskite-based high-performance SCs for a lead-free green and pollution-free environment.
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- M. Khalid Hossain
- grid.466515.50000 0001 0744 4550Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1349 Bangladesh
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.262576.20000 0000 8863 9909Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, 525-0058 Japan
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- grid.412656.20000 0004 0451 7306Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205 Bangladesh
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- grid.442957.90000 0004 0371 3778Department of Physics, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong, 4349 Bangladesh
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- Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development, 05078 Batna, Algeria
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- grid.443106.40000 0004 4684 0312Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400 Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology University, Jamalpur, 2012 Bangladesh
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- Department of Physics, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Rawalakot, 12350 Pakistan
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Saurabh S, Hossain MK, Singh S, Agnihotri SK, Samajdar DP. Optical performance analysis of InP nanostructures for photovoltaic applications. RSC Adv 2023; 13:9878-9891. [PMID: 37006350 PMCID: PMC10051016 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00039g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
In this article, we have performed a comparative analysis of six different types of nanostructures that can improve photon management for photovoltaic applications. These nanostructures act as anti-reflective structures by improving the absorption characteristics and tailoring the optoelectronic properties of the associated devices. The absorption enhancement in indium phosphide (InP) and silicon (Si) based cylindrical nanowires (CNWs) and rectangular nanowires (RNWs), truncated nanocones (TNCs), truncated nanopyramids (TNPs), inverted truncated nanocones (ITNCs), and inverted truncated nanopyramids (ITNPs) are computed using the finite element method (FEM) based commercial COMSOL Multiphysics package. The influence of geometrical dimensions of the investigated nanostructures such as period (P), diameter (D), width (W), filling ratio (FR), bottom W and D (Wbot/Dbot), and top W and D (Wtop/Dtop) on the optical performance are analyzed in detail. Optical short circuit current density (Jsc) is computed using the absorption spectra. The results of numerical simulations indicate that InP nanostructures are optically superior to Si nanostructures. In addition to this, the InP TNP generates an optical short circuit current density (Jsc) of 34.28 mA cm−2, which is ∼10 mA cm−2 higher than its Si counterpart. The effect of incident angle on the ultimate efficiency of the investigated nanostructures in transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes is also explored. Theoretical insights into the design strategies of different nanostructures proposed in this article will act as a benchmark for choosing the device dimensions of appropriate nanostructures for the fabrication of efficient photovoltaic devices. The optical performance of different indium phosphide (InP) nanostructures are investigated using Wave Optics Module of COMSOL Multiphysics. Our results indicate that InP based nanostructures outperform silicon based nanostructures.![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Siddharth Saurabh
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and ManufacturingJabalpur 482005India
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- Institute of Electronics, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Bangladesh Atomic Energy CommissionDhaka 1349Bangladesh
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and ManufacturingJabalpur 482005India
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and ManufacturingJabalpur 482005India
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and ManufacturingJabalpur 482005India
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