Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials

Mohammad Hossain; Fahhad Alharbi; Nouar Tabet

doi:10.1002/9781119090427.ch35

Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials

Mohammad Hossain
, Fahhad Alharbi
, Nouar Tabet

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

Hybrid perovskite solar cells emerged recently as cost effective alternative to conventional silicon devices. In this work, we analyze the potential of inorganic materials as hole transport materials in replacement of the expensive Spiro-OMETAD. Key cell factors like efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, and short circuit current were calculated for devices including CuI, CuSCN, NiO, and Cu₂O as hole transport materials. Both defect free materials and structures including defect levels have been studied. Defect free n TiO₂/CH₃NH₃PbI₃/p-Cu₂O structure shows the highest efficiency of around 25%, whereas the efficiency is reduced to 22% in presence of a defect located at 0.45eV above the valance band of Cu₂O. The high open circuit voltage (1.13 eV) for p-Cu₂O based structure suggests a minimized energy loss due to the charge transfer across the hetero-junctions. The results point out the possibility to develop high efficiency, low cost, and stable perovskite solar cells using Cu₂O as HTM.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015
Editors	Ibrahim Karaman, Raymundo Arroyave, Eyad Masad, Eyad Masad
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Pages	339-342
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781119065272
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119090427.ch35
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015

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Keywords

CuO
Hole transport materials
Perovskite solar cell

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Building and Construction

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Hossain, M., Alharbi, F., & Tabet, N. (2015). Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials. In I. Karaman, R. Arroyave, E. Masad, & E. Masad (Eds.), Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015 (pp. 339-342). (Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015). John Wiley and Sons Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119090427.ch35

Hossain, Mohammad ; Alharbi, Fahhad ; Tabet, Nouar. / Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials. Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015. editor / Ibrahim Karaman ; Raymundo Arroyave ; Eyad Masad ; Eyad Masad. John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015. pp. 339-342 (Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015).

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Hossain, M, Alharbi, F & Tabet, N 2015, Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials. in I Karaman, R Arroyave, E Masad & E Masad (eds), Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015. Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015, John Wiley and Sons Inc., pp. 339-342. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119090427.ch35

Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials. / Hossain, Mohammad; Alharbi, Fahhad; Tabet, Nouar.
Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015. ed. / Ibrahim Karaman; Raymundo Arroyave; Eyad Masad; Eyad Masad. John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2015. p. 339-342 (Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015).

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Hossain M, Alharbi F, Tabet N. Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials. In Karaman I, Arroyave R, Masad E, Masad E, editors, Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015. p. 339-342. (Proceedings of the TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems, MEMA 2015). doi: 10.1002/9781119090427.ch35

Computational assessment of the performance of lead halide perovskite solar cells using inorganic layers as hole transport materials

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