Effect of Solar Concentration on Performance of Perovskite Solar Cell: A detailed balance study

As a perovskite material, methylammonium lead iodide has become more popular for its flexibility, low-cost, lightweight, thin film and high power conversion capability in photovoltaic research community. In this work, we have explored the effect of solar concentration on PV performance for methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) perovskite solar cell computationally. To calculate the band structure, bandgap and density of states (DOS) of CH3NH3PbI3, density functional theory (DFT) is used here. The detailed balance method is employed to figure out the effect of concentration on performance of perovskite solar cell. We have calculated performance parameters of CH3NH3PbI3 solar cell for two solar spectra AM 1.5 G and AM 1.5 D. All calculations have been performed at different solar concentrations ranging from no concentration to full concentration for both types solar spectra. It is found that the solar cell efficiency at 1.5 G spectrum is higher than 1.5 D solar spectrum at any solar concentration. These results may impact future research on perovskite solar cell.