Modeling the path to >30% power conversion efficiency in perovskite solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles
Md. Mashrafi, M. Hussayeen Khan Anik, Mst. Farhana Israt, Ahsan Habib, Sharnali Islam
Abstract
) perovskite solar cell using a nanoparticle (NP) array. Our multiphysics simulations using finite element methods (FEM) show that an array of Au nanospheres can increase average absorption >45%, compared to only 27.08% for the baseline structure without any NPs. Furthermore, we investigate the combined effect of engineered enhanced absorption on electrical and optical solar cell performance parameters using the one-dimensional solar cell capacitance software (SCAPS 1-D), which shows a PCE of ∼30.4%, significantly higher than the PCE of ∼21% for cells without NPs. Our findings demonstrate the potential of plasmonic perovskite research for next-generation optoelectronic technologies.