Simulating the performance of a high-efficiency SnS-based dual-heterojunction thin film solar cell
- 20 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optical Materials Express
- Vol. 11 (11), 3812-3826
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.439629
Abstract
This article demonstrates a novel high efficiency ZnS/SnS/MoS2 dual-heterojunction thin film solar cell. The device has been optimized with respect to the thickness, doping concentration, and defect density of each constituent layer including working temperature and back contact metal work function using SCAPS-1D simulator. The MoS2 plays a promising role to serve as a back surface field (BSF) layer with commendatory band alignment, which provides an opportunity for higher absorption of longer wavelength photons utilizing the tail-states-assisted (TSA) two-step photon upconversion approach. The insertion of MoS2 in the ZnS/SnS pristine structure offers a significant improvement of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) within the detailed-balance limit with a rise from 20.1 to 41.4% with VOC of 0.91V, JSC of 53.4 mA/cm(2) and FF of 84.9%, respectively. This result reveals MoS2 as an effective BSF for low cost, highly efficient dual-heterojunction structure for future fabrication. (C) 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing AgreementKeywords
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