Modification of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles
D.A. Ryzhkova, A.A. Cherepovskaya
Khakass State University
DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2024.16.711
Original article
Abstract: Dye-sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells can operate under conditions of low and diffuse solar radiation. This makes them promising candidates for replacing the silicon-based photoconverters which dominate at the market. The efficiency of such devices is largely determined by the morphology of electron-conducting photoelectrodes. One of the strategies for increasing it is the embedding of Ag and Au nanoparticles into the photoelectrode layer. Due to the phenomenon of the surface plasmon resonance, they enhance the scattering of the supplied light and affect the mechanism of electron transfer to the conduction band of the semiconductor. This leads to an increase in the electric current generated by the solar cell. The present work examines the influence of a number of parameters of embedded nanoparticles on the efficiency of photoconverters, such as size, shape and dielectric environment. It is shown that the use of bimetallic compounds Ag-Au, Ag-Cu and heterogeneous structures of various types allows achieving a higher efficiency of solar cells compared to devices modified with monometallic nanoparticles.
Keywords: dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, nanoparticles, silver, gold, surface plasmon resonance, bimetallic nanoparticles, core-shell structure
- Daria A. Ryzhkova – 4th year postgraduate student, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology, Khakass State University
- Arina A. Cherepovskaya – 2nd year graduate student, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology, Khakass State University
Reference:
Ryzhkova, D.A. Modification of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles / D.A. Ryzhkova, A.A. Cherepovskaya // Physical and chemical aspects of the study of clusters, nanostructures and nanomaterials. — 2024. — I. 16. — P. 711-719. DOI: 10.26456/pcascnn/2024.16.711. (In Russian).
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