Theoretical study of perovskite solar cell for enhancement of device performance using SCAPS-1D

Abstract

Perovskite solar cells are a pioneering photovoltaic technology that has significantly improved performance in current years. The fundamental n-i-p planar heterojunction structure of solar cells is structured and simulated in the present work. The device configuration Glass/ITO/WS2/CH3NH3PbI3/P3HT/Au was investigated using the Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS-1D) program. To increase the performance of the photovoltaic solar cell thickness, bandgap, doping concentration and temperature have been varied. Further, using the optimal value of the different parameters, the performance of the photo-voltaic device such as power conversion efficiency (PCE) and Fill Factor (FF) are obtained as 27.02%, and 85.44%, respectively. Also, Open-circuit Voltage (VOC) of 1.46 V and Short-circuit current density (JSC) of 21.56 mA cm−2 were achieved. The influence of donor concentrations has been studied by varying its value from 1 × 10−12 cm−3 to 1 × 10−20 cm−3 for the proposed device. Thus, using different charge transport materials, the power convergence efficiency of the perovskite solar cell has been enhanced. Our simulation study reveals that the proposed configuration could be used to fabricate a device for the improvement of the efficient perovskite solar cell.