scholarly journals Improving the Performance of Organic Lead-tin Laminated Perovskite Solar Cells From the Perspective of Device Simulation

Author(s):  
liangsheng Hao ◽  
Xuefei Wu ◽  
Huaning Wang ◽  
Yubao Song ◽  
Xinxia Ma ◽  
...  

Abstract The toxic lead in traditional perovskite solar cells (PSCs) poses a fatal threat to the environment, and it takes time and technology to complete the transition to lead-free perovskite solar cells. In this work, we introduce a lead-tin laminated perovskite solar cell, which can obviously reduce the toxicity of lead. Our ultimate goal is to study the factors that affect the performance of the device. On the basis of reducing the lead-based perovskite layer, use SACPS-1D (solar cell capacitor simulator) to optimize the parameters to maximize the performance of the entire device. Adjusting the physical parameters, we got the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.59% and 6.14% for single-cell lead-based and single-cell tin-based perovskite solar cells respectively, which are close to the experimental results. The simulation results show that under the laminated structure, the thickness of the two perovskite absorber materials based on lead and tin has a certain influence on the performance of the device. After optimization, it is determined that the best thicknesses of lead-based absorption layer (LBA) and tin-based absorption layer (TBA) are 20nm and 150nm respectively. Optimize the doping concentration of acceptor and donor of the laminated perovskite absorber layer to obtain higher PCE and open circuit voltage (VOC). The best values are 1015cm-3 and 1016cm-3 for LBA and TBA respectively. We also found that when adjusting the positions of LBA and TBA, the recombination rate under different defect densities verified that the laminated absorption layer close to the light source side dominates the device performance. Provide reference for future optimization of laminated perovskite solar cells. Considering these factors comprehensively, we optimized the device performance parameters as follows: VOC=0.9266V, JSC =19.5556 mA/cm2, FF=71.12 % and PCE=12.89%.

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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (29) ◽  
pp. 17324-17333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meiyue Liu ◽  
Ziming Chen ◽  
Yongchao Yang ◽  
Hin-Lap Yip ◽  
Yong Cao

Ag diffused across the PCBM layer increased the trap density and down-shifted the energy level of the perovskite layer. Fortunately, PCBM/ZnO layer efficiently suppressed the Ag diffusion, resulting in a perovskite solar cell with PCE of 18.1%.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (41) ◽  
pp. 20138-20144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaeki Jeong ◽  
Hak-Beom Kim ◽  
Yung Jin Yoon ◽  
Na Gyeong An ◽  
Seyeong Song ◽  
...  

A compact seed perovskite layer (CSPL) with a p–i–n planar heterojunction structure for perovskite solar cells achieved a 19.24% power conversion efficiency with a record open circuit voltage of 1.16 V and 20.37% PCE was achieved with a CSPL assisted n–i–p structure in a pure crystal perovskite film. The CSPL assists vertical growth of the perovskite crystal to enhance device performance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuangchuang Chang ◽  
Xiaoping Zou ◽  
Jin Cheng ◽  
Ying Yang ◽  
Yujun Yao ◽  
...  

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been developed rapidly in recent years. How to modify the photophysical properties of perovskite films has become the critical issue, affecting device performance. In this paper, NaI doping into the perovskite layer is attempted to modulate the photophysical properties to improve the performance of PSCs. The perovskite layer was prepared by using the one-step solution spin coating method with doping different concentrations of NaI into the perovskite precursor solution and chlorobenzene employed as the antisolvent. Experimental results show that the absorption band edge and the peak position of the PL spectrum of the doped perovskite thin film were red shifted; thus, the band gap of the semiconductor film became narrow. Doping NaI into perovskite is an effective way, by which the photophysical properties of perovskite films are well modified, thus improving device performance.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1551 ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
Neil S. Beattie ◽  
Guillaume Zoppi ◽  
Ian Farrer ◽  
Patrick See ◽  
Robert W. Miles ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe device performance of GaAs p-i-n solar cells containing stacked layers of self-assembled InAs quantum dots is investigated. The solar cells demonstrate enhanced external quantum efficiency below the GaAs band gap relative to a control device without quantum dots. This is attributed to the capture of sub-band gap photons by the quantum dots. Analysis of the current density versus voltage characteristic for the quantum dot solar cell reveals a decrease in the series resistance as the device area is reduce from 0.16 cm2 to 0.01 cm2. This is effect is not observed in control devices and is quantum dot related. Furthermore, low temperature measurements of the open circuit voltage for both quantum dot and control devices provide experimental verification of the conditions required to realise an intermediate band gap solar cell.


2018 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 01021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Istighfari Dzikri ◽  
Michael Hariadi ◽  
Retno Wigajatri Purnamaningsih ◽  
Nji Raden Poespawati

Research in solar cells is needed to maximize Indonesia’s vast solar potential that can reach up to 207.898 MW with an average radiation of 4.8 kWh/m2/day. Organometallic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have gained immense attention due to their rapid increase in efficiency and compatibility with low-cost fabrication methods. Understanding the role of hole transport layer is very important to obtain highly efficient PSCs. In this work, we studied the effect of Hole Transport Layer (HTL) to the performance of perovskite solar cell. The devices with HTL exhibit substantial increase in power conversion efficiency, open circuit voltage and short circuit current compared to the device without HTL. The best performing device is PSC with CuSCN as HTL layer, namely Voc of 0.24, Isc of 1.79 mA, 0.27 FF and efficiency of 0.09%.


Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Kim ◽  
Woongsik Jang ◽  
Dong Wang

Nickel oxide (NiOx)–based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently gained considerable interest, and exhibit above 20% photovoltaic efficiency. However, the reported syntheses of NiOx sol-gel used toxic chemicals for the catalysts during synthesis, which resulted in a high-temperature annealing requirement to remove the organic catalysts (ligands). Herein, we report a facile “NiOx sol-gel depending on the chain length of various solvents” method that eschews toxic catalysts, to confirm the effect of different types of organic solvents on NiOx synthesis. The optimized conditions of the method resulted in better morphology and an increase in the crystallinity of the perovskite layer. Furthermore, the use of the optimized organic solvent improved the absorbance of the photoactive layer in the PSC device. To compare the electrical properties, a PSC was prepared with a p-i-n structure, and the optimized divalent alcohol-based NiOx as the hole transport layer. This improved the charge transport compared with that for the typical 1,2-ethanediol (ethylene glycol) used in earlier studies. Finally, the optimized solvent-based NiOx enhanced device performance by increasing the short-circuit current density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), and fill factor (FF), compared with those of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)–based devices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhushan P. Kore ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Billy W. Hoogendoorn ◽  
Majid Safdari ◽  
James M. Gardner

AbstractLong-term stability is an essential requirement for perovskite solar cells to be commercially viable. Encapsulating 3D perovskites with 2D perovskite structures is an effective strategy for improving resistance to moisture. However, long-chain alkylammonium cation-based 2D perovskites have been rarely studied in solar cells. Here, we study three different alkyl chain length organic cation-based 2D perovskite coatings for 3D perovskites. The 2D perovskite incorporated solar cells show significant improvement in solar cell stability with limited compromise in solar cell efficiency, with the longest alkyl chain length sample showing only a 20% drop in power conversion efficiency after 6 months at a relative humidity of 25-80%, and could be completely immersed in water for a few minutes before degradation started. The 2D perovskite coating also mitigated non-radiative recombination in the light-absorbing 3D perovskite, leading to an enhancement in the open circuit voltage. These findings suggest that long-chain alkylammonium cation based 2D perovskites can improve the environmental stability of 3D based perovskites without significant losses to device performance.


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