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Modelling of novel-structured copper barium tin sulphide thin film solar cells

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In this work, a novel structured Cu\(_{2}\)BaSnS\(_{4}\) (\(\hbox {CBTS})/\hbox {ZnS}/\hbox {Zn}({\hbox {O},\hbox {S}})\) photovoltaic device is proposed. A nontoxic, earth-abundant and auspicious quaternary semiconductor compound copper barium tin sulphide \(\left( {\hbox {Cu}_2 \hbox {BaSnS}_4 } \right) \) is used as an absorber layer. We propose a novel \(\hbox {Zn}({\hbox {O},\hbox {S}})\) buffer layer for a high-power conversion efficiency (PCE) of \(\hbox {CBTS}\)-based thin film photovoltaic cells. Solar cell capacitance simulator software is used for device modelling and simulations are performed under a 1.5 AM illumination spectrum. The proposed device is investigated by means of numerical modelling and optimized the parameters to maximize its efficiency. Promising optimized functional parameters had been achieved from the proposed structure with back surface field layer with a PCE of 18.18%, a fill factor of 83.45%, a short-circuit current of 16.13 \(\hbox {mA}\,\hbox {cm}^{-2}\) and an open-circuit voltage of 1.3 V. The promising results give an imperative standard for possible manufacturing of high efficiency, eco-friendly inorganic \(\hbox {CBTS}\)-based photovoltaic cells.

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This work was supported by Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (ENE2016-77798-C4-2-R) and Generalitat valenciana (Prometeus 2014/044).

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  1. Schnool of Design Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Camí de Vera, 46002, Spain

    K Yousaf Hameed, B Faisal, T Hanae & S Bernabé Marí

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology Islamabad, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan

    K Yousaf Hameed, B Faisal & K Naveed Ali Kaim

  3. Laboratory Materials and Environment Engineering: Modeling and Application, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra, 14000, Morocco

    T Hanae

  4. COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, 45550, Pakistan

    B Saira

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Hameed, K.Y., Faisal, B., Hanae, T. et al. Modelling of novel-structured copper barium tin sulphide thin film solar cells. Bull Mater Sci 42, 231 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-019-1919-9

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