A Comprehensive Study of CsSnI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Hole Transporting Layers and Back Contacts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Methods and Device Structures
2.1. Computational Simulation Details
2.2. Device Structure
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Photovoltaic Characterization of Standard Device
3.2. Photovoltaic Characterization of Standard Device vs. Experimental Results and HTL Free Device
3.3. Photovoltaic Characterization of Simulated Device with HTL Modification
3.4. Photovoltaic Characterization of Simulated Device with HTL by Modification of Metal Back Contact
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Nt (1/cm3) | ND (cm−3) | NA (cm−3) | ε | µp (cm2v−1s−1) | µn (cm2v−1s−1) | Nv (cm−3) | NC (cm−3) | χ (eV) | Eg (eV) | Thickness (µm) |
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FTO | 1.0 × 10+15 | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 1.8 × 10+19 | 2.0 × 10+18 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.500 |
TiO2 | 1.0 × 10+17 | 5.0 × 10+19 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 × 10+20 | 1.0 × 10+21 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.150 |
CsSnI3 | 1.0 × 10+13 | 0.0 | 1.8 × 10+16 | 18 | 4.37 | 4.37 | 1.0 × 10+19 | 1.0 × 10+19 | 4.47 | 1.27 | 0.803 |
Spiro-OMeTAD | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 2.0 × 10+18 | 3 | 2.0 × 10−4 | 2.0 × 10−4 | 1.9 × 10+19 | 2.2 × 10+18 | 3 | 2.45 | 0.200 |
CuSCN | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 100 | 1.8 × 10+18 | 2.8 × 10+19 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0.200 |
Cu2O | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 7.5 | 80 | 200 | 1.0 × 10+19 | 2.0 × 10+19 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.200 |
CuI | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 6.5 | 43.9 | 100 | 1.0 × 10+19 | 2.8 × 10+19 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.200 |
CuSbS2 | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 14.6 | 49 | 49 | 1.0 × 10+19 | 2.0 × 10+18 | 4.2 | 1.58 | 0.200 |
CZTSe | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 5.0 × 10+16 | 9.1 | 40 | 145 | 1.8 × 10+19 | 2.2 × 10+18 | 1.00 | 4.46 | 0.200 |
CBTS | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 5.4 | 10 | 30 | 1.8 × 10+19 | 2.2 × 10+18 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.200 |
CuO | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 18.1 | 0.1 | 100 | 5.5 × 10+20 | 2.2 × 10+19 | 4.07 | 1.51 | 0.200 |
MoS2 | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+17 | 13.6 | 150 | 100 | 1.8 × 10+19 | 2.2 × 10+18 | 4.2 | 1.29 | 0.200 |
MoOX | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 5.0 × 10+17 | 10 | 2.5 | 30 | 2.5 × 10+17 | 3.2 × 10+16 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.200 |
MoO3 | 1.5 × 10+17 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 5.7 | 1.0 × 10−4 | 1.0 × 10−4 | 4.343 × 10+19 | 4.386 × 10+19 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.200 |
PTAA | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 1.0 × 10+21 | 1.0 × 10+21 | 2.3 | 2.96 | 0.200 |
P3HT | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 3 | 1.86 × 10−2 | 1.8 × 10−3 | 2.0 × 10+21 | 2.0 × 10+21 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.200 |
PEDOT:PSS | 1.0 × 10+15 | 0.0 | 1.0 × 10+18 | 3 | 4.5 × 10−2 | 4.5 × 10−2 | 1.8 × 10+19 | 2.2 × 10+18 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.200 |
HTL | Voc (V) | Jsc (mA.cm−2) | FF | PCE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
HTL-free | 0.54 | 32.15 | 66.58 | 11.62 |
Spiro-OMeTAD (exp) | 0.86 | 23.20 | 65.00 | 12.96 |
Spiro-OMeTAD (330 nm) | 0.86 | 23.09 | 65.02 | 12.96 |
Spiro-OMeTAD (800 nm) | 0.83 | 34.34 | 63.13 | 18.06 |
Cu2O | 0.83 | 34.51 | 65.79 | 18.92 |
CuI | 0.83 | 34.31 | 59.46 | 17.02 |
CuSCN | 0.83 | 34.38 | 72.79 | 20.87 |
CuSbS2 | 0.72 | 34.47 | 53.00 | 13.23 |
Cu2ZnSnSe4 | 0.83 | 34.39 | 75.43 | 21.63 |
CBTS | 0.83 | 34.41 | 72.25 | 21.59 |
CuO | 0.83 | 34.41 | 73.16 | 20.92 |
MoS2 | 0.80 | 33.52 | 74.16 | 19.85 |
MoOX | 0.83 | 34.50 | 65.76 | 18.91 |
MoO3 | 0.83 | 34.32 | 60.87 | 17.42 |
PTTA | 0.83 | 34.28 | 52.67 | 15.06 |
P3HT | 0.83 | 34.24 | 46.44 | 13.26 |
PEDOT:PSS | 0.83 | 34.20 | 38.71 | 11.02 |
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Seyed-Talebi, S.M.; Mahmoudi, M.; Lee, C.-H. A Comprehensive Study of CsSnI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Hole Transporting Layers and Back Contacts. Micromachines 2023, 14, 1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14081562
Seyed-Talebi SM, Mahmoudi M, Lee C-H. A Comprehensive Study of CsSnI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Hole Transporting Layers and Back Contacts. Micromachines. 2023; 14(8):1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14081562
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeyed-Talebi, Seyedeh Mozhgan, Mehrnaz Mahmoudi, and Chih-Hao Lee. 2023. "A Comprehensive Study of CsSnI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Hole Transporting Layers and Back Contacts" Micromachines 14, no. 8: 1562. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14081562