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Optical characteristics and solar cell performance of (MAPbBr3)x ((MACl)0.28FA0.98Cs0.02PbI3)1−x with various composition ratios

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Perovskite solar cells were prepared using (MAPbBr3)x ((MACl)0.28FA0.98Cs0.02PbI3)1−x, (x = 0, 0.05, and 0.07) perovskite layers. The effect of the MAPbBr3 amount on the formed phases and lattice parameters of the formed perovskite films was explored using the X-ray diffraction technique. The addition of MAPbBr3 to the formed films resulted in an increase in the grain size from 52 to 68 nm. A method that accounts for the interference phenomenon was applied for retrieving the optical constants from the interference fringes of the reflectance spectra of the different samples. The direct optical band gap was decreased from 1.45 eV to a minimum value of 1.34 eV as MAPbBr3 was added to the perovskite film. In the visible range, the refractive index value of the film with 5% MAPbBr3 is slightly larger than that of the film with 7% MAPbBr3. The effect of adding MAPbBr3 on the reflectance, extinction coefficient, refractive index, dielectric constant, loss energy functions, nonlinear optical parameters, and emitted photoluminescence spectra of the different films was investigated using the UV − Vis’ spectroscopy technique. The cell without MAPbBr3 exhibited an open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.826 V, a short current density (Jsc) of 22.40 mA/cm2, a fill factor (FF) of 64.5%, and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.79% while the cell with 5% MAPbBr3 exhibited the highest PCE of 17.24% with a VOC of 1.010 V, a JSC of 23.59 mA/cm2, and a FF of 72.4%.

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    Mohamed Bakr Mohamed & Zein K. Heiba

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    Anwar Q. Alanazi

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El-naggar, A.M., Osman, M.M., Alanazi, A.Q. et al. Optical characteristics and solar cell performance of (MAPbBr3)x ((MACl)0.28FA0.98Cs0.02PbI3)1−x with various composition ratios. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 251 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-11998-7

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