Comprehensive first-principles analysis and device simulations of vacancy-ordered D <sub>2</sub> CeX <sub>6</sub> double perovskites for high-efficiency lead-free solar cells
Rifat Rafiu, Karim Kriaa, Md. Sakib Hasan Saikot, Md. Azizur Rahman, Imtiaz Ahamed Apon, N. Sfina, Mohd Taukeer Khan, Noureddine Elboughdiri, S. AlFaify, Imtiaz Ahmmed Talukder
Abstract
The quest for efficient and durable absorber materials has steered attention toward double perovskites, which exhibit tunable band gaps and strong optical absorption, making them promising candidates for next-generation solar cell architectures.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceBand gapPhononChemical physicsDielectricOptoelectronicsTandemPhotovoltaic systemDispersion (optics)Thermal stabilitySolar cellPhotovoltaicsMolecular dynamicsAbsorption (acoustics)HalideThermalMolecular physicsDirect and indirect band gapsPopulationRange (aeronautics)Absorption spectroscopyPhase (matter)Condensed matter physicsYield (engineering)Electronic band structureAbsorption bandPhotonicsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic propertiesMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials