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Efficiency enhancement of thin-film solar cell by implementation of double-absorber and BSF layers: the effect of thickness and carrier concentration

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A back surface field CIGS multilayer solar cell structure is simulated by SCAPS 1D, in which a CZTSSe layer is added between BSF and CIGS layers as a second absorber layer. To achieve the best performance for the proposed structure, the thickness of different layers and the related carrier concentration varied. The 1 µm and 0.05 µm thickness for CZTSSe and CIGS leads to the best performance of the device. The optimum thickness for the rest of layers is also calculated. The effect of the carrier concentration on the performance of the proposed solar cell is also studied. After optimization, a solar cell with a privileged power conversion efficiency of 35.1% was achieved.

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  1. Department of Physics, Iran University of Science and Technology, 16846–13114, Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Ashkan Moghadam Ziabari

  2. Nano Research Laboratory, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

    Ali Abdolahzadeh Ziabari

  3. Department of Physics, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

    S. J. Mousavi

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Moghadam Ziabari, S.A., Abdolahzadeh Ziabari, A. & Mousavi, S.J. Efficiency enhancement of thin-film solar cell by implementation of double-absorber and BSF layers: the effect of thickness and carrier concentration. J Comput Electron 21, 675–683 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-022-01878-w

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