Studying the properties of the solar cell (Cu2O/CH3NH3PbCl3/TiO2/Zn2SnO4/ZnO) using the (SCAPS-1D) software and studying the effect of temperature on the cell's output.
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https://doi.org/10.31185/bsj.Vol21.Iss38.1290Keywords:
Perovskite cell, cell output, program (SCAPS-1D)Abstract
The aim of this research is to analyze and evaluate the effect of increasing temperature on the performance of perovskite solar cells by combining computer simulations, theoretical analyses, and previous experimental studies. The results demonstrate that changes in temperature clearly affect the photovoltaic properties of this solar cell. The computer simulation program (SCAPS -1D) was used to simulate the perovskite solar cells adopted in this research The solar cell used in the study was the (Cu2O/CH3NH3PbCl3/TiO2/ZnSO4/ZnO) five-layer solar cell. In this research, the effect of increasing the temperature (270K-400K) on the solar cell outputs, including the open circuit voltage (Voc), was studied. It was found that increasing the temperature leads to a decrease in the open circuit voltage (Voc) and the short circuit current (Jsc). A slight increase in the current was found with increasing temperature. The effect of increasing the temperature on the fill factor (FF) was studied, and it was found that the fill factor value decreases with increasing temperature. Through the study, increasing the temperature has a negative effect on the solar cell efficiency (ƞ). The effect of increasing the temperature (270K-320K) on the (I-V) curve was also studied.
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