Modeling and Optimization of Modified TiO<sub>2</sub> with Aluminum and Magnesium as ETL in MAPbI<sub>3</sub> Perovskite Solar Cells: SCAPS 1D Frameworks
Abdullahi Usman, Thiti Bovornratanaraks
Abstract
High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide The perovskite device, incorporating a modified nanostructure of TiO 2 as the electron transport layer, has been investigated to enhance its performance compared to the pure TiO 2 device. Various materials undergo electrochemical doping or treatment on TiO 2 to improve their photocatalytic application, thereby enhancing the current density, minimizing recombination, and improving device stability. In this study, a numerical SCAPS simulation was employed to validate experimental findings from the literature. According to the literature, this marks the first instance of doping Al 3+ and Mg 2+ on TiO 2 due to their ionic radius comparable to that of Ti 4+, at different doping concentrations. The device was modeled and simulated with the experimental parameters of bandgap, series, and shunt resistances for pure TiO 2, aluminum-doped TiO 2 (Al-TiO 2 ), and magnesium-doped TiO 2 (Mg-TiO 2 ). From the validated results, the Al-TiO 2 and Mg-TiO 2 -based devices’ configurations with minimum percentage errors of 0.427 and 2.771%, respectively, were selected and simulated across nearly 90 (90) configurations to determine the optimum device model. Optimizing absorber thickness, bandgap, doping concentration, metal electrode, as well as series and shunt resistance resulted in enhanced device performance. According to the proposed model, Al-TiO 2 and Mg-TiO 2 configurations achieved higher power conversion efficiency values of 19.260 and 19.860%, respectively. This improvement is attributed to the reduction in recombination rates through the injection of a higher photocurrent density.