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The optoelectronic enhancement in perovskite solar cells using plasmonic metal-dielectric core-shell and nanorod nanoparticles

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This report systematically demonstrated the plasmonic and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect in the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) using MAPbI3 as an active layer. The finite element method (FEM) was employed for the entire simulation of PSCs. Various light trapping and smooth charge carrier dynamics geometries with tailored nanoparticles (NPs) radius and core-shell thickness like Au NPs, Au@TiO2 core-shell, and Au@TiO2 nanorods (NR) were incorporated in the active layer. We observed their effect on PSC's optical absorption, charge carrier generation, and power conversion efficiency (PCE). The light absorption, generation rate, and short-circuit current density (JSC) were improved after embedding Au NPs with varying radii in the active layer. The best PCE achieved for Au NPs with a radius (AuNPs = 50 nm) was compared to the reference model without Au NPs (14.32 %). This increment in PCE is dedicated to the strong LSPR effect and improved JSC. The other cases, like Au@TiO2 core-shell and Au@TiO2 NR, also performed better than the reference model and Au NPs-based PSCs. The highest PCEs achieved for Au@TiO2 core-shell and Au@TiO2 NR were 16.52 % and 18.47 % Which is 15.53 %, and 28.98 %, higher than the reference model. This improvement in the performance of Au@TiO2 core-shell and Au@TiO2 NR-based PSCs is due to the strong LSPR effect, near-field enhancement, far-field scattering, increase in the generation rate of the exciton, and the overall performance of PSCs. These investigations contribute to further exploring the emerging technology of plasmonic-based PSCs and propose promising techniques to enhance photon energy and charge carrier dynamic management.

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  1. Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, China

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  2. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Institute of Theoretical Electrical Engineering, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany

    Md. Amzad Hossain

  3. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh

    Md. Amzad Hossain

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Jouf University, Sakaka, 72388, Saudi Arabia

    Ammar Armghan

  5. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh

    Md. Shohel Rana

  6. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman Science and Technology University, Gopalgonj, 8100, Bangladesh

    Md. Abdullah Al Asad

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IU Designed the novel model and performed the simulations. IU Writing of manuscripts. The simulation results and theory of simulation model. Results and discussions. MAH and AA Review the simulation models and the idea of simulation model. MSR, MAAA Review the final manuscript.

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Ullah, I., Hossain, M.A., Armghan, A. et al. The optoelectronic enhancement in perovskite solar cells using plasmonic metal-dielectric core-shell and nanorod nanoparticles. Opt Quant Electron 55, 1018 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05252-3

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