Optimized Absorption of Light in Perovskite Nanowire Solar Cells

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Auteurs principaux: Salimian, Sina, Anttu, Nicklas
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author Salimian, Sina
Anttu, Nicklas
author_facet Salimian, Sina
Anttu, Nicklas
contents Metal halide perovskite nanowires (PrvNWs) have recently emerged as an interesting path for nanostructured solar cells. Here, we model the absorption of light in PrvNW arrays for varying diameter and length of the PrvNWs and period for the array by solving the Maxwell equations. For long enough bare PrvNW arrays, we find that the optimum diameter is fixed to that which places the absorption peak from the HE$_{11}$ waveguide mode in the PrvNWs to the vicinity of the bandgap wavelength. In contrast, when we include a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) top contact layer, the optimum diameter shifts to a larger value by 100 nm. The origin of this shift is traced to a reduced reflection at the interface between the TCO layer and the PrvNW array when the PrvNW's diameter is larger. Overall, we find that 1500 nm long PrvNWs can reach 90% of the broadband absorption potential, making this system of high interest for photovoltaics.
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spellingShingle Optimized Absorption of Light in Perovskite Nanowire Solar Cells
Salimian, Sina
Anttu, Nicklas
Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Metal halide perovskite nanowires (PrvNWs) have recently emerged as an interesting path for nanostructured solar cells. Here, we model the absorption of light in PrvNW arrays for varying diameter and length of the PrvNWs and period for the array by solving the Maxwell equations. For long enough bare PrvNW arrays, we find that the optimum diameter is fixed to that which places the absorption peak from the HE$_{11}$ waveguide mode in the PrvNWs to the vicinity of the bandgap wavelength. In contrast, when we include a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) top contact layer, the optimum diameter shifts to a larger value by 100 nm. The origin of this shift is traced to a reduced reflection at the interface between the TCO layer and the PrvNW array when the PrvNW's diameter is larger. Overall, we find that 1500 nm long PrvNWs can reach 90% of the broadband absorption potential, making this system of high interest for photovoltaics.
title Optimized Absorption of Light in Perovskite Nanowire Solar Cells
topic Optics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.13919