Simulation and Analysis of Methylammonium Lead Iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) Perovskite Solar Cell with Au Contact Using SCAPS 1D Simulator

Ali Husainat; Warsame Ali; Penrose Cofie; John Attia; John Fuller

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Simulation and Analysis of Methylammonium Lead Iodide (CH₃NH₃PbI₃) Perovskite Solar Cell with Au Contact Using SCAPS 1D Simulator

Ali Husainat, Warsame Ali, Penrose Cofie, John Attia, John Fuller

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Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells have attracted the attention of researchers and scientists throughout the world. From 2009, when actual research work began on photovoltaic perovskite applications, a lab power conversion efficiency above 23.3% have been achieved. Whereas, silicon solar cells have only achieved power conversion efficiencies around 17.5% in both residential and commercial applications. A typical perovskite solar cell consists of 6 main layers of different materials: a glass layer, a thin layer of fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate (FTO), an electron transport layer of TiO₂, a perovskite active layer known as methylammonium lead iodide (CH₃NH₃PbI₃), a hole transport layer of Spiro-Ometad, and a gold (Au) electrode. This paper summarizes the research that focused on the selective use of the perovskite solar cell’s composite materials, specifically, the Spiro-Ometad layer, the methylammonium lead iodide layer (CH₃NH₃PbI₃), and the TiO₂ layer with a variation of the thickness of the perovskite layer. Initial simulation results show a power conversion efficiency of 20.34% when using a gold (Au) electrode. Further research is needed, in which new technology for device fabrication will create homogeneous thin-film layers that will be tested for increased efficiency.

DOI	10.11648/j.ajop.20190702.12
Published in	American Journal of Optics and Photonics (Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2019)
Page(s)	33-40
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Modeling, Simulation, Perovskite Solar Cell, Photovoltaics, Inorganic Materials, Organic Materials

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Ali Husainat, Warsame Ali, Penrose Cofie, John Attia, John Fuller. Simulation and Analysis of Methylammonium Lead Iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) Perovskite Solar Cell with Au Contact Using SCAPS 1D Simulator. Am J Opt Photonics. 2019;7(2):33-40. doi: 10.11648/j.ajop.20190702.12

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Ali Husainat

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, USA
Warsame Ali

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, USA
Penrose Cofie

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, USA
John Attia

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, USA
John Fuller

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, USA

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