There has been an enormous infusion of new ideas in the field of solar cells over the last 15 years; discourse on energy transfer has gotten much richer, and nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for new technological developments. However, solar energy cannot become ubiquitous in the world's power markets unless it can become economically competitive with legacy generation methods such as fossil fuels. The new edition of Dr. Stephen Fonash's definitive text points the way toward greater efficiency and cheaper production by adding coverage of cutting-edge topics in plasmonics, multi-exiton generation processes, nanostructures and nanomaterials such as quantum dots. This book's new structure improves readability by shifting many detailed equations to appendices, and balances the first edition's semiconductor coverage with an emphasis on thin-films. Further, it now demonstrates physical principles with simulations in the well-known AMPS computer code developed by the author. This classic text is now updated with new advances in nanomaterials and thin films that point the way to cheaper, more efficient solar energy production and, many of the detailed equations from the first edition have been shifted to appendices in order to improve readability. It carries important theoretical points are now accompanied by concrete demonstrations via included simulations created with the well-known AMPS computer code.

太阳电池器件物理 = Solar cell device physics

Device simulation of 17.3% efficient lead-free all-perovskite tandem solar cell

Simulation of high efficiency SnS-based solar cells with SCAPS

Numerical analysis of earth-abundant Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 solar cells based on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry results by using SCAPS-1D

In this study, the CZTSSe (Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4) solar cells, with Al/ZnO:Al/ZnO (i)/CdS/CZTSSe/Mo structure, have been simulated. The simulation results have been compared and validated with real experimental results. Next, suggestions for improving the performance of CZTSSe solar cell have been provided. A SnS layer has been used as back surface field (BSF) layer. Different physical parameters of SnS layer are investigated, and the optimum values are selected. It has been found that by inserting a BSF layer with optimum parameters, the efficiency of CZTSSe solar cell increases from 12.3% to 17.25% due to enhancement of both short-circuit current density (Jsc) and open circuit voltage (Voc). For this optimized cell structure, the maximum Jsc =  37.37 mA/cm2, Voc =  0.605 V, and fill factor =  76.28% are obtained under 1.5 AM illumination.

Mehran Minbashi

Papers

Simulation of high efficiency SnS-based solar cells with SCAPS

Improve the performance of CZTSSe solar cells by applying a SnS BSF layer

A modeling study on utilizing SnS2 as the buffer layer of CZT(S, Se) solar cells

Comparison of theoretical and experimental results for band-gap-graded CZTSSe solar cell

Enhanced performance of planar perovskite solar cells using TiO2/SnO2 and TiO2/WO3 bilayer structures: Roles of the interfacial layers