A simulation study around investigating the effect of polymers on the structure and performance of a perovskite solar cell

Subject Areas : Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures

Seyyed Reza Hosseini ¹ , Mahsa Bahramgour ² , Nagihan Delibas ³ , Aligholi Niaei ⁴

1 - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Department of Physics, Faculty of Art & Science, University of Sakarya, Sakarya,Turkey
4 - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2022-01-05 Accepted : 2022-06-01 Published : 2022-06-01

Keywords: Efficiency, polymer, Perovskite Solar Cell, Interface, Hole Transporting Material,

Abstract :

Polymers are a very vast classification of materials that
possess a lot of applications in various industries. For
instance, they have application in structure modification
of the perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Polymers’
application in perovskite solar cells can be divided into
their usage as hole-transporting materials (HTMs) and
the ultrathin interfaces between hole transporting
materials and the perovskite layer. In the present
research, we tried to highlight this application from the
simulation perspective using SCAPS-1D software. For
this purpose, this study investigates the effect of using
different polymeric HTMs and interfaces from the
photovoltaic parameters view. The total PSC structure
was in the form of Au (Back contact)/ HTM/ polymeric
Interface (if there are)/ CH3NH3PbI3 (absorber)/ TiO2
(Electron Transporting Material: ETM)/FTO (counter
electrode). Results represented the best hole transporting
material and interface as PEDOT:PSS and P3HT layers.
The final efficiency was obtained at 18.77% with the
optimal mentioned layers’ materials.

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