Perovskite-Silicon Thin Film Based Tandem Solar Cell

Authors

  • G. M. Sharif Ullah AL-Mamun Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Afiya Khayer Dina School Engineering & Mathematical Sciences, La Trobe University, Australia
  • Md. Rokib Hasan Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • S.M. Tanbir-UL-Islam Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Md. Arif Iqbal Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Hasan Mahmud Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Sokhorio Margon D'Costa Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Tanjim Masroor Bhuiyan Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, American International University Bangladesh, Bangladesh

Keywords:

A FDTD, Short Circuit Current, Quantum Efficiency, Conversion Efficiency

Abstract

A perovskite-microcrystalline silicon-based thin-film tandem solar cell was designed and investigated, where perovskite and microcrystalline cells used as top and bottom cells, respectively, for better and higher light absorption utilizing the very high open-circuit voltage. The study was carried out for simulation results of quantum efficiency and short circuit current based on different thicknesses of the top and bottom cell-intrinsic layer. A very good short circuit matched current has been obtained at around 10.56 mA/cm2 leading to a maximum 23.30% solar cell conversion efficiency. A Finite Difference Time Domain mathematical method has been employed to investigate, where the Maxwell Curl’s equations have been rigorously used with the help of MATLAB.

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Published

2020-09-23

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Research Article