Open AccessEfficiency enhancement in planar perovskite solar cells under low-light illumination and ambient lighting
Author(s) -
С. С. Козлов,
Olga V. Alexeeva,
A. B. Nikolskaia,
M. F. Vildanova,
Oleg Shevaleevskiy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1697/1/012190
Subject(s) - energy conversion efficiency , materials science , perovskite (structure) , planar , optoelectronics , illuminance , photovoltaic system , optics , chemical engineering , computer science , electrical engineering , physics , computer graphics (images) , engineering
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted significant interest owing to their high power conversion efficiency (PCE) and low cost. Moreover, PSCs demonstrate high performance under low light illumination without significant reduction in PCE. However, photovoltaic properties of PSCs under low light conditions are rarely reported. Here, the potential of planar PSCs for efficient performance under low illuminance conditions was investigated. Planar perovskite solar cells with FTO/c-TiO 2 /c-SnO 2 /CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 /Spiro-MeOTAD/Au architecture were studied under variable illumination intensities in the range of 10 – 1000 W/m 2 . Significant enhancement in PCE up to 18.4% was observed for planar PSCs under low light conditions (<100 W/m 2 ), as compared to the 16% PCE value obtained under AM1.5 illumination. This was attributed to the decreased charge accumulation at the ETL/perovskite interface and increased charge collection efficiency under low light illumination. PSCs performance was additionally studied under artificial LED lighting (5500K, 1000 lux) and the PCE values exceeding 24% were obtained. The results of this work verify excellent low-light performance of planar PSCs and provide the possibility for their application as power sources for various low-power wireless devices (sensors, detectors, Internet of Things devices, etc.).