scholarly journals Simulation Study of Monolithic MoSe 2 /CIGS Tandem Solar Cells

Author(s):  
B. Zaidi ◽  
C. Shekhar ◽  
B. Hadjoudja ◽  
S. Gagui ◽  
S. Zahra ◽  
...  

Abstract This article aims to study MoSe2/CIGS tandem solar cells employing SCAPS-1D computational package based on ant colony algorithm. The simulation of Monolithic MoSe2/CIGS tandem solar cells has been implemented successfully by employing the Matlab/Simulink. The power output of the Monolithic MoSe2/CIGS tandem modules increases by the solar irradiations during the first few days of operation. The J-V characteristic and average daily energy production throughout the year has been calculated. The results show 80.71 % FF and 19.29 % efficiency of the solar cell. The other parameter for the ZnO/ZnS/MoSe2 solar cell are Voc = 0.62 V; Jsc = 38.69 mA/cm2.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Zaidi ◽  
C. Shekhar ◽  
B. Hadjoudja ◽  
S. Gagui ◽  
S. Zahra ◽  
...  

AbstractThis article aims to study MoSe2/CIGS tandem solar cells employing SCAPS-1D computational package based on ant colony algorithm. The simulation of Monolithic MoSe2/CIGS tandem solar cells has been implemented successfully by employing the Matlab/Simulink. The power output of the Monolithic MoSe2/CIGS tandem modules increases by the solar irradiations during the first few days of operation. The J–V characteristic and average daily energy production throughout the year has been calculated. The results show 80.71% FF and 19.29% efficiency of the solar cell. The other parameter for the MoSe2/CIGS tandem solar cell are Voc = 0.62 V; Jsc = 38.69 mA/cm2.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 1141-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily L. Warren ◽  
Michael G. Deceglie ◽  
Michael Rienäcker ◽  
Robby Peibst ◽  
Adele C. Tamboli ◽  
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Three-terminal tandem solar cells can provide a robust operating mechanism to efficiently capture the solar spectrum without the need to current match sub-cells or fabricate complicated metal interconnects.


2015 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 41-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lachaume ◽  
R. Cariou ◽  
J. Decobert ◽  
M. Foldyna ◽  
G. Hamon ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Karim Salim ◽  
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M.N Amroun ◽  
K Sahraoui ◽  
W Azzoui ◽  
...  

Increasing the efficiency of solar cells relies on the surface of the solar cell. In this work, we simulated a textured silicon solar cell. This simulation allowed us to predict the values of the surface parameters such as the angle and depth between the pyramids for an optimal photovoltaic conversion where we found the Icc: 1.783 (A) and Vco: 0.551 (V) with a cell efficiency of about 13.56%. On the other hand, we performed another simulation of a non-textured solar cell to compare our values and found Icc: 1.623 (A) and Vco: 0.556 (V) with an efficiency of about 12.76%.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
B GopalKrishna ◽  
Sanjay Tiwari

Perovskite solar cells are emerging photovoltaic devices with PCE of above 25%. Perovskite are suitable light absorber materials in solar cells with excellent properties like appropriate band gap energy, long carrier lifetime and diffusion length, and high extinction coefficient. Simulation study is an important technique to understand working mechanisms of perovskites solar cells. The study would help develop efficient, stable PSCs experimentally. In this study, modeling of perovskite solar cell was carried out through Setfos software. The optimization of different parameters of layer structure of solar cell would help to achieve maximum light absorption in the perovskite layer of solar cell. Simulation study is based drift-diffusion model to study the different parameters of perovskite solar cell. Hysteresis is one of the factors in the perovskite solar cell which may influence the device performance. The measurement of abnormal hysteresis can be done by current-voltage curve during backward scan during simulation study. In backward scan, the measurement starts from biasing voltage higher than open circuit voltage and sweep to voltage below zero. The numerical simulation used to study the various parameters like open circuit voltage, short circuit current, fill factor, power conversion efficiency and hysteresis. The simulation results would help to understand the photophysics of solar cell physics which would help to fabricate highly efficient and stable perovskite solar cells experimentally.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal Krishna Burra ◽  
Dhriti Sundar Ghosh ◽  
Sanjay Tiwari

Abstract Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells have significant potential for their use in tandem solar cells with silicon (Si) or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) materials. Light management and optical design are important for developing a highly efficient solar cell. Herein, numerical simulation of a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell was performed using a Matlab analytical program. The single-diode model for a solar cell is used for simulation with ideal working conditions. The tandem solar cell is comprised of two configurations which are the thin film-based perovskite solar cell on top and a wafer-based silicon solar cell on the bottom, and the silicon sub-cell with silicon nitride (SiNx) anti-reflection coatings (ARC) in series-connected configuration. The material properties like energy bandgap, diffusion length, doping concentration are considered for calculating the device parameters. The bandgap and thickness of the perovskite material, refractive indices, photon flux, and wavelength of light are varied to calculate voltage, current, quantum efficiency, and other parameters of the tandem solar cell. The silicon sub-cell with silicon nitride (SiNx) anti-reflection coatings (ARC) in series-connected configuration decreased the reflectivity and increased the overall voltage and current of the tandem cell. The double-layer ARC films have increased the efficiency up to 1%. The efficiency of the two-terminal tandem device is found out to be over 32%. This work provides a pathway for further enhancing the power conversion efficiency of perovskite/Si tandem cells.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 1995-2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eike Köhnen ◽  
Marko Jošt ◽  
Anna Belen Morales-Vilches ◽  
Philipp Tockhorn ◽  
Amran Al-Ashouri ◽  
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We present a highly efficient monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell and analyze the tandem performance as a function of photocurrent mismatch with important implications for future device and energy yield optimizations.


2012 ◽  
Vol 1426 ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Y.W. Tseng ◽  
Y.H. Lin ◽  
H.J. Hsu ◽  
C.H. Hsu ◽  
C.C. Tsai

ABSTRACTIn this work, the development of hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide (a-SiOx:H) absorber, a-SiOx:H single-junction solar cells and a-SiOx:H/a-Si1-xGex:H tandem solar cells were presented. The oxygen content of the a-SiOx:H materials controlled by changing CO2-to-SiH4 flow ratio had significant influence on its opto-electrical property. As CO2/SiH4 increased from 0 to 2, the bandgap increased from 1.75 to 2.13 eV while the photo-conductivity decreased from 8.25×10-6 to 1.02×10-8 S/cm. Photo-response of over 105 can be obtained as the bandgap was approximately 1.90 eV. The performance of single-junction solar cells revealed a better efficiency can be obtained as the absorber bandgap was in the range of 1.83 to 1.90 eV. Further increase of the absorber bandgap may lead to the increase in bulk defect density which deteriorated the cell efficiency. Finally, a-SiOx:H/a-Si1-xGex:H tandem solar cell was fabricated with the absorber bandgap of 1.90 eV in the top cell. By matching the current between the component cells, the tandem cell efficiency of 7.38% has been achieved.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 363-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Bagher Askari ◽  
Mohammad Reza Bahrampour ◽  
Vahid Mirzaei ◽  
Amir Khosro Beheshti Marnani ◽  
Mirhabibi Mohsen

Purpose The aim of this paper is to apply a watery infrared filter for silicon solar cell efficiency enhancement in Kerman province of Iran as a talent region for solar energy production. Design/methodology/approach With this research, the water is applied as a filter for silicon solar cells in different volumes and thicknesses. Findings The obtained results showed that using various amounts of water could be a suitable choice for increasing the efficiency of silicon solar cells. Originality/value Other wavelength regions just cause the increase in the entropy and decrease in the efficiency. With this research, the water is applied as a filter for silicon solar cell in different volumes and thickness. The obtained results showed that using different thicknesses of water could be suitable choice for increasing the efficiency of silicon solar cell.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 303-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd. Rashid bin Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Dongcheon Kim ◽  
Hyeong Pil Kim ◽  
Fabio Kurt Shneider ◽  
Wilson Jose da Silva ◽  
...  

We propose that 1 + 1 + 1 triple-junction solar cells can provide an increased efficiency, as well as a higher open circuit voltage, compared to tandem solar cells.


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