Light absorption enhancement of perovskite solar cells by a modified anti-reflection layer with corrugated void-like nanostructure using finite difference time domain methods

TL;DR

This study uses FDTD simulations to demonstrate that embedding a corrugated void-like anti-reflection layer and optimizing perovskite thickness significantly enhances light absorption in perovskite solar cells, especially in the near-infrared region.

Contribution

The paper introduces a novel corrugated void-like nanostructure design for anti-reflection layers in PSCs, optimizing geometry and layer thickness to improve light absorption.

Findings

Optimal geometry: radius=692 nm, lattice constant=776 nm

Maximum absorption at 750 nm perovskite thickness

Enhanced near-infrared light absorption compared to flat PSCs

Abstract

Perovskite solar cells (PSC) have become a growing research interest due to their flexibility, attractive properties, and low production cost. However, the thin-film structure of PSC often results in a not fully absorbed incident light by the active layer, which is crucial to determine PSC efficiency. Thus, the fabrication of an active layer with unique nanostructures is often used to enhance light absorption and general PSC efficiency. Using the theoretical simulation based-on Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) technique, this work demonstrates the successful improvement of light absorption by embedding corrugated void-like structure and perovskite thickness modification. The investigation of a corrugated void-type anti-reflection layer effect on light absorption is done by modifying the radius (r) and lattice constant (a) to obtain the optimum geometry. In addition, the MAPbI3 perovskite layer thickness is also adjusted to examine the optimum light absorption within the visible length to nearinfrared. The theoretical calculations show that the optimum r=692 nmand a=776 nm. Meanwhile, the optimum absorber layer thickness is 750 nm. Compared to flat PSC, our proposed PSC absorbed more light, especially in the near-infrared region. Our result shows demonstrates the successful enhancement of light absorption by embedding corrugated void-like structure and modifying the perovskite thickness using a theoretical simulation based on theFDTD technique.