Metal oxide nanoparticles as an electron-transport layer in perovskite solar cell

Abstract

The research on the application of lead-free perovskite materials as an active layer in solar cells has been positively carried out for the last few years. Although the efficiency of lead-contained metal halide-based Perovskite has reached above 25%, but lead is a highly toxic substance that is hazardous to the environment, and this is one of the obstacles to their commercialization. In this article, a Sn-based Perovskite (CH3NH3SnI3) solar cell with two distinct electron transport layers was simulated using GPVDM (General Purpose Photovoltaic Device Model) and fabricated with a simple sol-gel method. Along with the absorber layer, the charge transport materials also play an essential role in extracting electrical power. The comparison of ZnO and TiO2 as electron collectors has been investigated and characterized, the hole-carrying layer has been eliminated for better findings. Remarkably, we achieve an efficiency of 7.33% and 6.75% in simulation and 6.90% and 5.81% from fabricated devices using ZnO and TiO2, respectively.