Investigation of impact of kesterites as hole transport layer on (FA)2BiCuI6 based ecofriendly double perovskite solar cell to obtain optimized PCE above 25%

This paper presents a detailed study of double perovskite (FA)2BiCuI6 based perovskite solar cells(PSC) using different kesterites as hole transport layers (HTL) and titanium-based electron transport layers (ETL). The designed double perovskite PSC utilized TiO2 as an ETL, different kesterite materials (CZTSe, CFTS, CBTS, CMTS, CNTS and CZTS) as the HTL, double perovskite material (FA)2BiCuI6 as the perovskite absorption layer (PAL), Indium tin oxide (ITO) as top electrode and Au as an anode. The different parameters of architecture (ITO/TiO2/(FA)2BiCuI6/HTL/Au) is improved via the SCAPS-1D simulator by first optimizing thickness and then the defect density of PAL. Energy band matching of the different layers with (FA)2BiCuI6 is thoroughly investigated in order to understand its operation. AM 1.5G illumination is used as input light source. To obtain optimum performance of (FA)2BiCuI6 based PSC the effects of optical thickness, defect density, temperature, series resistance, and shunt resistance are monitored. Among all the kesterites, CNTS based PSC performed extraordinarily well with PCE of 26.09 %. JSC 22.64 mA/cm2, VOC 1.38 V, FF 83.33 %, and the variables influencing solar cell performance are clarified by simulations. The findings presented in this work will aid researchers in the production of ecofriendly solar cells with great efficiency.