An international research team has developed a novel design for inverted all-perovskite bilayer solar cells. The design incorporates bilayer heterojunctions with different perovskite materials, allowing for enhanced absorption across multiple regions of the light spectrum.
They used a top absorber based on a type of lead-halide perovskite known as methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) and a bottom absorber made of a perovskite material known as FA0.5MA0.5Pb0.5Sn0.5I3. The two absorbers have energy bandgaps of 1.55 eV and 1.25 eV, respectively.
The researchers also used SCAPS-1D solar cell capacitance software, which is a simulation tool for thin-film solar cells that was developed by the University of Ghent in Belgium, to simulate several cell designs.
“By varying the parameters of the absorber layers and work-function of the contacts we show improved performance for the proposed device,” the researchers said. “In addition, it is illustrated the temperature of the cell plays a significant role in the functionality of this bilayer cell.”
They said the thickness of the two layers has a significant effect on the performance of the bilayer cell and the thickness of the wide bandgap absorber layer should be thinner than the narrow bandgap.
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“The best thickness for MAPbI3 and FA0.5MA0.5Pb0.5Sn0.5I3 is 100 nm and 600 nm, respectively,” they said.
The scientists designed the solar cell with a substrate made of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO), a hole-transporting material (HTM) based on PEDOT:PSS, the two absorbers, an electron acceptor made of phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), and a metal contact made of aluminum (Al).
Through a series of simulations conducted under standard illumination conditions, the research group found that the cell could achieve a power conversion efficiency of 24.83%, an open-circuit voltage of 0.9 V, a short-circuit current density of 34.76 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 79.4%.
The scientists introduced the new cell technology in “Performance analyses of highly efficient inverted all-perovskite bilayer solar cell,” which was recently published in Scientific Reports. The research group includes academics from the University of Tabriz in Iran and the Bilkent University in Turkey.
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