Numerical modeling of high conversion efficiency fto/zno/cds/czts/mo thin film-based solar cells: Using scaps-1d software

Samer H. Zyoud; Ahed H. Zyoud; Naser M. Ahmed; Anupama R. Prasad; Sohaib Naseem Khan; Atef F.I. Abdelkader; Moyad Shahwan

doi:10.3390/cryst11121468

Numerical modeling of high conversion efficiency fto/zno/cds/czts/mo thin film-based solar cells: Using scaps-1d software

Samer H. Zyoud
, Ahed H. Zyoud
, Naser M. Ahmed
, Anupama R. Prasad
, Sohaib Naseem Khan
, Atef F.I. Abdelkader
, Moyad Shahwan

Universiti Sains Malaysia
An-Najah National University
University of Calicut
Ajman University

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The numerical modeling of a copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS)-based kesterite solar cell is described in detail in this article. To model FTO/ZnO/CdS/CZTS/MO structured solar cells, the Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator-one-dimension (SCAPS-1D) program was utilized. Numerical modeling was used to estimate and assess the parameters of various photovoltaic thin film solar cells. The impact of different parameters on solar cell performance and conversion efficiency were explored. Because the response of a solar cell is partly determined by its internal physical mechanism, J-V characteristic characteristics are insufficient to define a device’s behavior. Regardless of the conviction in solar cell modeling, variable attributes as well as many probable conditions must be handled for simulation. Promising optimized results were obtained with a conversion efficiency of (η% = 25.72%), a fill factor of (FF% = 83.75%), a short-circuit current of (J_SC = 32.96436 mA/cm²), and an open-circuit voltage of (V_OC = 0.64 V). The findings will aid in determining the feasibility of manufacturing high-efficiency CZTS-based solar cells. First, in the SCAPS-1D environment, the impacts of experimentally constructed CZTS solar cells were simulated. The experimental data was then compared to the simulated results from SCAPS-1D. After optimizing cell parameters, the conversion efficiency of the improved system was observed to rise. The influence of system factors, such as the thickness, acceptor, and donor carrier concentration densities of the absorber and electron transport layers, and the effect of temperature on the efficiency of CZTS-based photovoltaic cells, was explored using one-dimensional SCAPS-1D software. The suggested findings will be extremely useful to engineers and researchers in determining the best method for maximizing solar cell efficiency, as well as in the development of more efficient CZTS-based solar cells.

Original language	English
Article number	1468
Journal	Crystals
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121468
State	Published - Dec 2021

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Keywords

Absorber layer
Buffer layer
CZTS
Carrier concentration
CdS
Conversion efficiency
SCAPS-1D
Solar cell
Temperature
ZnO

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Numerical modeling of high conversion efficiency fto/zno/cds/czts/mo thin film-based solar cells: Using scaps-1d software

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