Numerical Simulation for Enhancing Performance of MoS<sub>2</sub> Hetero-Junction Solar Cell Employing Cu<sub>2</sub>O as Hole Transport Layer — Oak Academic Publishing
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Numerical Simulation for Enhancing Performance of MoS<sub>2</sub> Hetero-Junction Solar Cell Employing Cu<sub>2</sub>O as Hole Transport Layer
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
1 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
2 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
3 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
4 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
5 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
6 Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
The paper reported the design and thorough analysis of a thin-film solar cell (TFSC) based on molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) with an integrated Copper(I) Oxide (Cu 2 O) hole transport layer (HTL), employing the one-dimensional Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS-1D) software. By varying crucial parameters such as absorber layer thickness, doping density, and bulk defect density, as well as HTL thickness, doping concentration, and electron affinity, defect density at ZnO/absorber and absorber/Cu 2 O interfaces, and operating temperature, we explored key photovoltaic measures including open circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current density (Jsc), fill-factor (FF), and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the hetero-junction solar cell. The study demonstrated an efficiency of 18.87% for the MoS 2 solar cell without HTL, while the proposed solar cell (SC) utilizing Cu 2 O HTL and optimized device structure exhibited a remarkable PCE of 26.70%. The outcomes derived from the present study offer valuable insights for the progress of a highly efficient and economically viable MoS 2 hetero-junction TFSC.
KeywordsSolar CellThin FilmSCAPS-1DHetero-JunctionHTLDefect Density
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