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Numerical Modeling of High Conversion Efficiency Mo/CZTS/CdS/ZnO/ FTO Thin Film – Based Solar Cells

Version 1 : Received: 6 November 2021 / Approved: 9 November 2021 / Online: 9 November 2021 (08:19:08 CET)

How to cite: Zyoud, S.H.; Zyoud, A.H.; Ahmed, N.M.; Prasad, A.R.; Khan, S.N.; AbdelKader, A.; Shahwan, M.J. Numerical Modeling of High Conversion Efficiency Mo/CZTS/CdS/ZnO/ FTO Thin Film – Based Solar Cells. Preprints 2021, 2021110160. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202111.0160.v1 Zyoud, S.H.; Zyoud, A.H.; Ahmed, N.M.; Prasad, A.R.; Khan, S.N.; AbdelKader, A.; Shahwan, M.J. Numerical Modeling of High Conversion Efficiency Mo/CZTS/CdS/ZnO/ FTO Thin Film – Based Solar Cells. Preprints 2021, 2021110160. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202111.0160.v1

Abstract

This article describes in detail the numerical modeling of a CZTS (copper zinc tin sulfide) based kesterite solar cell. The Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator -one-dimension (SCAPS-1D) software was used to simulate MO/CZTS/CdS/ZnO/FTO structured solar cells. The parameters of different photovoltaic thin-film solar cells are estimated and analyzed using numerical modeling. The effects of various parameters on the performance of the photovoltaic cell and the conversion efficiency are discussed. Since the response of the solar cell is also contingent on its internal physical mechanism, J-V characteristic measures are insufficient to characterize the behavior of a device. Different features, as well as different potential conditions, must be considered for simulation, disregarding the belief in the modeling of a solar cell. With a conversion efficiency of 25.72%, a fill factor of 83.75%, a short-circuit current of 32.96436 mA/cm2 and an open-circuit voltage of 0.64V, promising optimized results have been achieved. The findings will be useful in determining the feasibility of fabricating high-efficiency CZTS-based photovoltaic cells. The efficiency of a CZTS-based experimental solar cell is also discussed. First, the effects of experimentally developed CZTS solar cells are simulated in the SCAPS-1D environment. The experimental results are then compared to the SCAPS-1D simulated results. The conversion efficiency of an optimized system increases after cell parameters are optimized. Using one-dimensional SCAPS-1D software, the effect of system parameters such as the thickness, acceptor and donor carrier concentration densities of absorber and electron transport layers, and the effect of temperature on the efficiency of CZTS-based photovoltaic cells is investigated. The proposed results will greatly assist engineers and researchers in determining the best method for optimizing solar cell efficiency, as well as in the development of efficient CZTS-based solar cells.

Keywords

Absorber Layer; Buffer Layer; CZTS; CdSe; ZnSe; Conversion Efficiency; Carrier Concentration; Temperature; SCAPS-1D; Solar Cell

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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