TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance evaluation of different designs of back-contact perovskite solar cells
AU - Shalenov, Erik O.
AU - Seitkozhanov, Yeldos S.
AU - Valagiannopoulos, Constantinos
AU - Ng, Annie
AU - Dzhumagulova, Karlygash N.
AU - Jumabekov, Askhat N.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported by Nazarbayev University Faculty Development Competitive Research Grants (Grant Numbers: 110119FD4512 and 110119FD4506 ), Nazarbayev University Collaborative Research Grants (Grant Number: 021220CRP1922 , 021220CRP0422 ), Young Scientist Grant and Scientific Research Grant from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant Numbers: AP08052412 and AP08856931 ). E.O.S. acknowledges support by the Postdoctoral Fellowship provided by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Back-contact design for the architecture of devices is a promising approach to develop high-performance perovskite solar cells. Here, numerical simulation methods are used to investigate device properties of back-contact perovskite solar cells (BC–PSCs) with the quasi-interdigitated, flat-interdigitated, and interdigitated electrode designs. The results highlight the principal differences in the designs of the electrodes and provide an investigation and analysis of the impact of these electrodes on the photovoltaic properties of their BC-PSCs. The effect of the perovskite photoactive layer electronic properties on the performance of BC-PSCs is also investigated. It is revealed that while BC-PSCs with the quasi-interdigitated electrode design can potentially produce power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) well above 25 %, BC-PSCs with the flat-interdigitated and interdigitated electrode designs are more tolerant to electronic imperfections in the perovskite layer and can produce PCEs higher than those in devices with the quasi-interdigitated electrode design. Manufacturing and prospective use of electrodes with the quasi-interdigitated, flat-interdigitated, and interdigitated designs in developing BC-PSCs are discussed from the experimental standpoint.
AB - Back-contact design for the architecture of devices is a promising approach to develop high-performance perovskite solar cells. Here, numerical simulation methods are used to investigate device properties of back-contact perovskite solar cells (BC–PSCs) with the quasi-interdigitated, flat-interdigitated, and interdigitated electrode designs. The results highlight the principal differences in the designs of the electrodes and provide an investigation and analysis of the impact of these electrodes on the photovoltaic properties of their BC-PSCs. The effect of the perovskite photoactive layer electronic properties on the performance of BC-PSCs is also investigated. It is revealed that while BC-PSCs with the quasi-interdigitated electrode design can potentially produce power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) well above 25 %, BC-PSCs with the flat-interdigitated and interdigitated electrode designs are more tolerant to electronic imperfections in the perovskite layer and can produce PCEs higher than those in devices with the quasi-interdigitated electrode design. Manufacturing and prospective use of electrodes with the quasi-interdigitated, flat-interdigitated, and interdigitated designs in developing BC-PSCs are discussed from the experimental standpoint.
KW - Perovskites
KW - Solar cells
KW - Device architecture
KW - Back-contact
KW - Device physics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111426
DO - 10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111426
M3 - Article
SN - 0927-0248
VL - 234
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
M1 - 111426
ER -
