Performance enhancement investigations of the novel CZTGS thin-film solar cells

Theoretical Analysis and Development of Multilayered Ecofriendly Sb2S3‐Based Solar Cell Using SCAPS‐1D Framework

“…To evaluate the device performance, the effects of deep defect density (acceptor type) and the defect density grew from 10 10 to 10 18 cm −3 , J sc and V oc decreased from 16.6 mA cm −2 to 1.12 mA cm −2 , and from 0.78 to 0.23 V, respectively, implying that the studied SCs device behavior reduced significantly because the defects work as recombination centers reducing lifetime and charge mobilities. [ 15 ] The drop in FF is attributed to an increment in recombination processes, which increases solar cell resistance. The effect of TiO 2 /Sb 2 S 3 interface defect in the interval of 10 10 –10 17 cm −3 on the Sb 2 S 3 conventional SC is depicted in Figure 3 b.…”

“…The CBO and VBO values at buffers/Sb 2 S 3 junction are calculated using the following Equation (1 and 2) [ 1,2 ] and shown in Table 6…”

“…SCAPS-1D software (1D SC capacitance simulator) is a program created by National Instruments at Ghent University [14] using LabVIEW/CVI for numerical modeling of solar cells based on resolving various semiconductor equations, such as Poisson equations and continuity equations. [15] The software and the algorithms it employs are described in the literature. [15][16][17] It is possible to input up to seven semiconductor films, excluding the back and front electrodes.…”

“…[15] The software and the algorithms it employs are described in the literature. [15][16][17] It is possible to input up to seven semiconductor films, excluding the back and front electrodes. In this work, we performed a numerical simulation and optimization of the FTO/TiO 2 /Sb 2 S 3 /Au SC via SCAPS-1D model 3.3.07 to study the origin of the low experimental efficiency.…”

“…One of the most important and difficult issues in solar cell (SC) engineering in recent years has been the creation of low-cost, high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) devices made from materials found on Earth. A variety of inorganic and organic low-cost semiconductor materials were analyzed in the literature, such as the kesterite family (CZTSe, CZTS, CZTGS, CZTBS), [1,2] SnS, [3] Sb 2 (S, Se) 3 , [4] and perovskite. [5,6] Antimony sulfide Sb 2 S 3 materials have piqued the interest of scientists owing to their optimal bandgap of 1.7 eV, inexpensiveness, nontoxicity, thermal stability, and strong absorption coefficient >10 5 cm À1 .…”