Simulation analysis for the efficiency enhancement of Sb2S3 solar cell using SCAPS-1D

• Autorzy: Oglah Mubarak Hamad , Mahmood Watban Ibrahim , Adday Nawras Basheer

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DOI

10.7494/cmms.2023.4.0817

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The simulation analysis was performed to enhance the efficiency of Sb2 S3 solar cells using the SCAPS-1D software. The Sb2 S3 compound was used as the absorber layer in the solar cell. The simulation was conducted to verify the efficiency and accuracy of the results obtained from the program. The results were found to be in agreement with the practical results. The original cell’s efficiency was 11.47% with a fill factor of 61.18%, and after the simulation, the efficiency was found to be 11.43% with a fill factor of 61.2%. To enhance the efficiency of the solar cell, a reflective background layer (BSL) was added. Different BSL layers were examined, including SnS, Si, CIGS, CZTSSe, and CUS bS3 , and the best reflective layer was found to be CUSbS3 . The solar cell structure was designed as follows: glass/Mo/CUSbS3 /Sb2 S3 /CdS/i:ZnO/AL:ZnO. After adding the reflective layer, the efficiency of the solar cell was found to be 20.59% with a fill factor of 87.53%. The results suggest that adding reflective layers to solar cells can enhance their performance and increase their efficiency.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

numerical simulation; efficiency; solar cells; Sb2 S3 compound; SCAPS-1D

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwa AGH
• Czasopismo: Computer Methods in Materials Science
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 23, No. 4
• Strony: 19--29
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 39 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Oglah Mubarak Hamad

• Department of Mechanics Engineering, College of Al-Shirgat Engineering, Tikrit University, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4368-5594

autor

Mahmood Watban Ibrahim

• Department of Mechanics Engineering, College of Al-Shirgat Engineering, Tikrit University, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0105-1259

autor

Adday Nawras Basheer

• Department of Mechanics Engineering, College of Al-Shirgat Engineering, Tikrit University, Iraq

• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7851-2978

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