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Perovskite Solar Cell with Added Gold/Silver Nanoparticles: Enhanced Optical and Electrical Characteristics

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  • Ali Hajjiah

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, Safat 13133, Kuwait)

  • Hussein Badran

    (Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, Safat 13133, Kuwait)

  • Ishac Kandas

    (Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, Egypt
    Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Doha Area, 7th Ring Road, Safat 13133, Kuwait
    These authors contributed equally to paper.)

  • Nader Shehata

    (Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21544, Egypt
    Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Doha Area, 7th Ring Road, Safat 13133, Kuwait
    USTAR Bio-Innovation Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84341, USA
    These authors contributed equally to paper.)

Abstract

Different perovskite materials, such as methylammonium lead triiodide MAPbI 3 , exhibit many outstanding and desirable properties in solar energy harvesting. In this paper, the enhancement of perovskite solar cells’ both optical and electrical characteristics through adding either gold (Au) or silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) using different simulations was studied. The used plasmonic nanoparticles were found to be able to compensate for the low absorption of MAPbI 3 in the visible with optical coupling resonance frequencies close to that spectrum. Optimal diameters of Au and Ag NPs were found and simulated, and their impact on different parameters such as transmission, absorption, reflection, external quantum efficiency (EQE), open circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, fill factor, and most importantly, efficiency of the perovskite solar cell, have been investigated.

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  • Ali Hajjiah & Hussein Badran & Ishac Kandas & Nader Shehata, 2020. "Perovskite Solar Cell with Added Gold/Silver Nanoparticles: Enhanced Optical and Electrical Characteristics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-14, July.
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