Sagar Bhattarai , Mustafa K.A. Mohammed , Ismail Hossain , Pratap Kumar Dakua , Rahul Pandey , Jaya Madan
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Abstract
Photovoltaics (PV) having perovskite material have an enormous influence on the progress in solar cell technology. Excluding the high efficiency, stability, and flexibility, the extended impact has now been given on utilizing lead-free environmentally suitable, and much cheaper materials for the PSC fabrication. The material with a volatile free, that is, cesium tin iodide (CsSnI3), is capable for the fabrication of the Perovskite Solar Cell that creates eco-friendly as well as enhanced optical-electronic features for the low bandgap, that is 1.27eV. Sn could increase the steadiness of the lead-free perovskite. However, as widely known, Sn2+ always suffers from oxidation with I2 and O2 and induces instability issues. In the ongoing work, cesium tin iodide, is employed as the primary absorber, in so much the root-extracted naturally manufactured ZnO is used as ETM for less cost in production. Correspondingly, Spiro-OMeTAD is used as HTM for enhancement in hole collection in the device. The inclusive numerical simulation with the bio-synthesized ZnO-NP can be applied in designing the solar cell having an applicable thickness of CsSnI3, suitable temperature, total defect density, and the influence of the resistance, respectively. The current simulation of PSC offers the extraordinary power conversion efficiency (η) of 26.40 % considering CsSnI3 as the absorber. The results described in this investigation may confirm an effective approach to design and the expansion of the lead-free PSC.
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Solid State Communications is an international medium for the publication of short communications and original research articles on significant developments in condensed matter science, giving scientists immediate access to important, recently completed work. The journal publishes original experimental and theoretical research on the physical and chemical properties of solids and other condensed systems and also on their preparation. The submission of manuscripts reporting research on the basic physics of materials science and devices, as well as of state-of-the-art microstructures and nanostructures, is encouraged.
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