Semiconductors

Electrical and optical characteristics of CsPbI$_3$ and CsPbBr$_3$ lead halide perovskite nanocrystal films deposited on $c$-Si solar cells for photovoltaic applications

L. Boudjemila^a, A. N. Aleshin^b, V. G. Malyshkin^b, P. A. Aleshin^b, I. P. Shcherbakov^b, V. N. Petrov^b, E. I. Terukov<sup>b

a</sup> Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia
^b Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: The deposition of an additional layer of nanoparticles is a widely used method for improving the optical and electrical characteristics of semiconductor solar cells (SCs). In this work, films of nanocrystals (NC) of inorganic perovskites of lead halides CsPbI$_3$ and CsPbBr$_3$ are deposited on the surface of a solar cell based on crystalline silicon ($c$-Si). It is shown that the optical properties of such NC films are in good agreement with the optical properties of $c$-Si. It has been found that the absorption coefficient of solar cells with NC layers of inorganic perovskites is much higher in the visible region of the spectrum, which increases the photocurrent generation in the SC in the range of 370–900 nm. A significant effect of surface roughness on the photoelectric properties of solar cells has been found. CsPbI$_3$ NC films have a textured surface and higher photocurrent than CsPbBr$_3$ NC films, which are rougher. Enhanced photovoltaic properties of photoelectric structures with a CsPbI$_3$ NC layer compared to CsPbBr$_3$ NC films due to their lower degree of roughness were observed.

Keywords: perovskite nanocrystals, silicon solar cells, reflection spectra, photoluminescence, electrical conductivity.

Received: 04.07.2022
Revised: 04.07.2022
Accepted: 06.07.2022

DOI: 10.21883/FTT.2022.11.53322.418

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