| Autor: |
Baseerat Bibi, Bita Farhadi, Waseem Ur Rahman, Aimin Liu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Next Materials, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100068- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2949-8228 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.nxmate.2023.100068 |
| Popis: |
Tandem solar cells have the potential to surpass conventional single-junction photovoltaics by harnessing a wider range of the solar spectrum and reducing losses caused by thermalization and transmission. This study examines the performance of a kesterite-kesterite tandem solar cell with two different absorber layers in each subcell using SCAPS-1D. The upper subcell comprises CZTS and ACZTS with wider bandgaps, while the lower subcell comprises ACZTSe and CZTSe with narrower bandgaps. The CZTS- and CZTSe-based solar cells were first validated using experimental data to determine the feasibility of the tandem solar cell design. The CZTS-based solar cell was modified by replacing the back contact, adding a Cd-free buffer layer of ZnMnO, and using a SnMnO2 layer as a window layer. The band gap and electron affinity of ZnMnO and SnMnO2 layers were adjusted by changing their manganese contents for optimal conduction band offset. A thin ACZTS layer was also added as a second absorber layer in the CZTS-based solar cell to enhance open circuit voltage. The CZTSe-based solar cell was thereafter modified by including an ACZTSe layer as a second absorber layer and by selecting ZnSe as a buffer layer and optimizing the thicknesses of all layers. Both upper and lower subcells were analyzed for tandem configuration using filtered spectra and current-matching techniques. The thickness of the CZTS layer in the upper subcell was adjusted to achieve current matching; consequently, the proposed tandem cell had an efficiency of ∼24%. These findings provide valuable insights for future advancements in kesterite-kesterite-based tandem solar cells. |
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