Open AccessInorganic Lead-Free B-γ-CsSnI3 Perovskite Solar Cells Using Diverse Electron-Transporting Materials: A Simulation Study
Author(s) -
Shou-De Lin,
Baoping Zhang,
Tie-Yu Lü,
JinCheng Zheng,
Huaqing Pan,
Hong Chen,
Chuanjin Lin,
Xirong Li,
Jinrong Zhou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acs omega
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2470-1343
DOI - 10.1021/acsomega.1c04096
Subject(s) - materials science , photovoltaic system , short circuit , optoelectronics , current density , open circuit voltage , doping , planar , band gap , electron , perovskite (structure) , voltage , crystallography , physics , computer science , electrical engineering , chemistry , computer graphics (images) , quantum mechanics , engineering
B-γ-CsSnI 3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are simulated employing diverse electron-transporting layers (ETLs, including TiO 2 , ZnO, SnO 2 , GaN, C 60 , and PCBM), and a comparative study has been made. Both regular and inverted planar structures are simulated. Effects of the thickness of absorbers and ETLs, doping of ETLs, and interface trap states on the photovoltaic performance are studied to optimize the device structures. The regular structures have larger short-circuit current density ( J sc ) than the inverted structures, but the inverted structures have larger fill factor (FF). All of the simulated optimal PSCs have similar open-circuit voltages ( V oc ) of ∼0.96 V. The PSCs with TiO 2 ETLs have the best photovoltaic performance, and the optimum structure exhibits the highest efficiency of 20.2% with a V oc of 0.97 V, J sc of 29.67 mA/cm 2 , and FF of 0.70. The optimal PSCs with ZnO, GaN, C 60 , and PCBM ETLs exhibit efficiencies of 17.88, 18.09, 16.71, and 16.59%, respectively. The optimal PSC with SnO 2 ETL exhibits the lowest efficiency of 15.5% in all of the simulated PSCs due to its cliff-like band offset at the SnO 2 /CsSnI 3 interface. Furthermore, the increase of interface trap density and capture cross section is found to reduce the photovoltaic performance of PSCs. This work contributes to designing and fabricating CsSnI 3 PSCs.