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Design and analysis of a highly efficient 2D/3D bilayer-based perovskite solar cell

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Despite significant development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in the last few years, several issues need to be addressed for commercialization. The fabrication of a 2-dimensional/3-dimensional (2D/3D) perovskite layer as the light absorbing layer has recently come up as one of the most efficient methods to overcome this barrier without compromising the physical functionality of the device. Additionally, the inverted p–i–n configuration of2D/3D bilayer PSCs has caught lots of attention in the recent years owing to low-cost, low-temperature growth process and inhibited hysteresis properties. In this study, we introduce an inverted 2D/3D bilayer PSC with a novel configuration of FTO/NiOx/BA2MA3Pb4I13/MAPbI3/C60/Au and computationally study the parameters that affect the performance of the modeled device. Considerable power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 28.24% was achieved after optimizing the performance.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

    M. Najafi, A. Kiani–Sarkaleh & S. A. Sedigh Ziabari

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

    A. Ghadimi

  3. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Ali Abdolahzadeh Ziabari

  4. Nano Research Lab, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

    Ali Abdolahzadeh Ziabari

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M. Najafi designed the model and the computational framework and analyzed the data. M. Najafi and A. Kiani and A. Ghadimi carried out the implementation. M. Najafi and A. Ghadimi performed the calculations. M. Najafi, A. Ghadimi and S. A. Sedig Ziabari and wrote the manuscript with input from all authors. M. Najafi, A. Ghadimi and A. Abdolahzade Ziabari conceived the study and were in charge of overall direction and planning.

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Najafi, M., Kiani–Sarkaleh, A., Ghadimi, A. et al. Design and analysis of a highly efficient 2D/3D bilayer-based perovskite solar cell. J Comput Electron (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-024-02152-x

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