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publication name Numerical study of flexible perovskite/Si tandem solar cell using TCAD simulation
Authors T I Alanazi; O I Eid; Mohamed Okil
year 2023
keywords Thin film; Perovskite; Silicon; Tandem; VBO; Current matching; TCAD
journal Optical and Quantum Electronics
volume 55
issue 13
pages 1152
publisher Springer
Local/International International
Paper Link https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05320-8
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Abstract

This work presents the design of a monolithic thin-film tandem solar cell (TSC), that comprises of a front perovskite (PVK) sub-cell along with a rear thin Si sub-cell. The study begins by calibrating the individual sub-cells versus experimental studies, resulting in a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12.70% regarding the front cell and 24.47% regarding the rear cell. When combining the two sub-cells in a PVK/Si configuration, the initial tandem achieves an efficiency of 22.36% and a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 15.29 mA/cm2. To enhance the functionality of the proposed TSC, we design the top hole transport layer to achieve a suitable valence band offset and inspect the influence of altering the defect concentration of the front sub-cell absorber and the thicknesses of both absorbers to maximize the PCE. The optimized TSC, under the current matching circumstance, shows an improved Jsc of 19.25 mA/cm2 and a PCE of 32.25%. All performed simulations are conducted by employing a Silvaco Atlas device simulator with one Sun spectrum illumination (AM1.5G, 1000 W/m2). This TCAD simulation study offers potential ways to advance low-cost, efficient thin-film TSCs that are suitable for flexible applications.

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