Open AccessNumerical investigation of a new approach based on perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 absorber layer for high-efficiency solar cells
Author(s) -
Muhammad Sadiq,
Muhammad Naeem Khan,
Muhammad Arif,
Amir Naveed,
Kaleem Ullah,
Shaista Afridi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
materials research express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2053-1591
DOI - 10.1088/2053-1591/ac2377
Subject(s) - perovskite (structure) , energy conversion efficiency , halide , iodide , photovoltaic system , layer (electronics) , materials science , realization (probability) , optoelectronics , perovskite solar cell , metal , current density , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , electrical engineering , metallurgy , physics , engineering , statistics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Recently, metal halide perovskite materials for solar cells have gained a wonderful attention from researchers around the world. In this paper, a novel perovskite layer in combination with other layers is numerically investigated to enhance the performance of perovskite-based solar cells (PSCs). General-purpose photovoltaic device model (GPVDM) is used to simulate the proposed structure with Methylammonium Lead Iodide (CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 ), sandwiched between a bi- and tri-layer. The results show enhanced short circuit current density ( J sc ) and power conversion efficiency (PCE) for PSCs. The proposed PSCs show a J sc of 39.6 mA cm −2 and PCE 31.4% under standard AM 1.5 G. The bi- and tri-layer sandwiched CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 structure is an elegant solution for the realization of high efficiency PSCs.