scholarly journals Simulation of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells for High Efficiency with Lithium Fluoride Electron Carrier Selective Layer

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Quddamah Khokhar ◽  
Shahzada Qamar Hussain ◽  
Duy Phong Pham ◽  
Sunhwa Lee ◽  
Hyeongsik Park ◽  
...  

In this work, to ameliorate the quantum efficiency (QE), we made a valuable development by using wide band gap material, such as lithium fluoride (LiFx), as an emitter that also helped us to achieve outstanding efficiency with silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells. Lithium fluoride holds a capacity to achieve significant power conversion efficiency because of its dramatic improvement in electron extraction and injection, which was investigated using the AFORS-HET simulation. We used AFORS-HET to assess the restriction of numerous parameters which also provided an appropriate way to determine the role of diverse parameters in silicon solar cells. We manifested and preferred lithium fluoride as an interfacial layer to diminish the series resistance as well as shunt leakage and it was also beneficial for the optical properties of a cell. Due to the wide band gap and better surface passivation, the LiFx encouraged us to utilize it as the interfacial as well as the emitter layer. In addition, we used the built-in electric and band offset to explore the consequence of work function in the LiFx as a carrier selective contact layer. We were able to achieve a maximum power conversion efficiency (PEC) of 23.74%, fill factor (FF) of 82.12%, Jsc of 38.73 mA cm−2, and Voc of 741 mV by optimizing the work function and thickness of LiFx layer.

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (25) ◽  
pp. 4160-4175 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Caffy ◽  
N. Delbosc ◽  
P. Chávez ◽  
P. Lévêque ◽  
J. Faure-Vincent ◽  
...  

Dibenzosilole and quinoxaline based copolymers were synthesized and tested in bulk-heterojunction solar cells showing power conversion efficiencies up to 5.14%.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 712-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woosung Lee ◽  
Jae Woong Jung

A novel wide band gap polymer (PIDTT-TT) has been synthesized to use in efficient polymer solar cells with power conversion efficiencies up to 7.10%.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3400-3411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Pan ◽  
Chenkai Sun ◽  
Yingfen Li ◽  
Dianyong Tang ◽  
Yingping Zou ◽  
...  

Solution-processable n-doped graphene-containing cathode interfacial material with a low work function demonstrates 16.52% power conversion efficiency in organic solar cells.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Teyou Ngoupo ◽  
S. Ouédraogo ◽  
F. Zougmoré ◽  
J. M. B. Ndjaka

Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator in 1 Dimension (SCAPS-1D) is used to investigate the possibility of realizing ultrathin CdTe based solar cells with high and stable conversion efficiency. In the first step, we modified the conventional cell structure by substituting the CdS window layer with a CdS:O film having a wide band gap ranging from 2.42 to 3.17 eV. Thereafter, we simulated the quantum efficiency, as well as the parameters ofJ-Vcharacteristics, and showed how the thickness of CdS:O layer influences output parameters of Glass/SnO2/ZTO/CdS:O/CdTe1-xSx/CdTe/Ni reference cell. High conversion efficiency of 17.30% has been found using CdTe1-xSx(x=0.12) and CdTe layers of thickness 15 nm and 4 μm, respectively. Secondly, we introduced a BSR layer between the absorber layer and back metal contact, which led to Glass/SnO2/ZTO/CdS:O/CdTe1-xSx/CdTe/BSR/Ni configuration. We found that a few nanometers (about 5 nm) of CdTe1-xSxlayer is sufficient to obtain high conversion efficiency. For BSR layer, different materials with large band gap, such as ZnTe, Cu2Te, and p+-CdTe, have been used in order to reduce minority carrier recombination at the back contact. When ZnTe is used, high conversion efficiency of 21.65% and better stability are obtained, compared to other BSR.


Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (45) ◽  
pp. 21824-21833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti V. Patil ◽  
Sawanta S. Mali ◽  
Chang Kook Hong

Controlling the grain size of the organic–inorganic perovskite thin films using thiourea additives now crossing 2 μm size with >20% power conversion efficiency.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Yibing Ma ◽  
Youyi Sun ◽  
Jialei Liu ◽  
Yaqing Liu ◽  
...  

In this review, small-molecule donors for application in organic solar cells reported in the last three years are highlighted. Especially, the effect of donor molecular structure on power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells is reported in detail. Furthermore, the mechanism is proposed and discussed for explaining the relationship between structure and power conversion efficiency. These results and discussions draw some rules for rational donor molecular design, which is very important for further improving the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells based on the small-molecule donor.


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