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Inverted structure perovskite solar cells: A theoretical study
ISSN
15671739
Date Issued
2018-12-01
Author(s)
Sahu, Anurag
Dixit, Ambesh
DOI
10.1016/j.cap.2018.10.008
Abstract
We analysed perovskite CH3NH3PbI3-xClx inverted planer structure solar cell with nickel oxide (NiO) and spiro-MeOTAD as hole conductors. This structure is free from electron transport layer. The thickness is optimized for NiO and spiro-MeOTAD hole conducting materials and the devices do not exhibit any significant variation for both hole transport materials. The back metal contact work function is varied for NiO hole conductor and observed that Ni and Co metals may be suitable back contacts for efficient carrier dynamics. The solar photovoltaic response showed a linear decrease in efficiency with increasing temperature. The electron affinity and band gap of transparent conducting oxide and NiO layers are varied to understand their impact on conduction and valence band offsets. A range of suitable band gap and electron affinity values are found essential for efficient device performance.