Improved power conversion efficiency in Perovskite solar cell using silver nanoparticles modified photoanode

Abstract

Metal nanoparticles have demonstrated outstanding properties in photovoltaic devices through introducing localized surface plasmon effects. The performance of Perovskite solar cell (PSC) by incorporating Ag@P4VP NPs was investigated systematically. The plasmonic enhancement effects are explored based on the combination of UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The performance, especially the short circuit current density (Jsc), and open circuit voltage (Voc) of the PSC containing Ag@P4VP NPs was significantly affected. The power conversion efficiency (PCE), Jsc and Vocof the reference device shows a value of 3.80 %, 11.04 mAcm−2 and 0.85 V. Upon introducing AgNPs@P4VP, a PCE of 5.69 %, Jsc of 12.61 mAcm−2 and Voc of 0.88 V were recorded, which improved the PCE ∼ 39.4 % over that of the standard device. The improvement is attributed to an increase in photocurrent density due to enhanced light harvesting by silver nanoparticles.

9.05% HTM free perovskite solar cell with negligible hysteresis by introducing silver nanoparticles encapsulated with P4VP polymer

“…The Ag peaks could not be observed in the modified TiO 2 XRD patterns, which indicated that silver was only homogenously distributed on the surface of the TiO 2 [32,33]. These results were consistent with the UV-vis results of our previous studies and that of other authors, where there was also no peak characteristic of silver around 450 nm detected [12,34]. The XRD patterns showed no peak which was not indexed or corresponding to silver oxide phase observed.…”

“…3b-e confirmed the presence of P 4 VP. Very low peak attributable to the element Al may be related to the manipulation of the specimen during SEM investigation [12]. The signal of Si, Ca, Ar and Cd should be attributed to the building element of the substrate since no other Si, Ca, Ar or Cd-based chemicals were used throughout the synthesis.…”

“…Using metal nanostructures in solar cells, it is possible to achieve better optical properties by scattering light, or to achieve highly efficient devices through dipole-dipole interaction and resonance energy transfer, thereby completely changing the opportunity for solar energy conversion [10][11][12][13].…”

“…The question here is "can metal nanoparticles maximize their positive effects while minimizing their negative effects to realize reasonable PCE enhancement, especially when introduced into pure perovskite semiconductors? In this study, we attempt to follow-up our previously published work on "improved power conversion efficiency in Perovskite solar cell using silver nanoparticles modified photoanode" [12], by fabricating three more photoanodes to include Ag@P 4 VP NPs mixed with perovskite layer, Ag@ P 4 VP NPs simultaneously mixed both in TiO 2 and perovskite films and P25 NP simultaneously mixed both in TiO 2 and perovskite absorber. We extended the study to have a better understanding of hysteretic behavior on our fabricated devices, by scanning the applied voltage from forward bias (FB) to short circuit (SC) and the other way round.…”

Recent Advances of Perovskite Solar Cells Embedded with Plasmonic Nanoparticles

“…Eli et al, provided a systematic analysis of the performance of a PSC synthesized by depositing Ag@P4VP NPs on the layer of PSC devices. [ 55 ] The PCE was enhanced by 39.4% compared to the reference cell (from 3.80% to 5.69%). This enhancement is due to a number of reasons, including increase in current density (from 11.04 to ) as the direct contact decreases, improved light absorption, and spectral enhancement of the composite photoanode that developed from the SPR of the AgNPs.…”