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The optoelectronic enhancement in perovskite solar cells using plasmonic metal-dielectric core-shell and nanorod nanoparticles

Authors: Ihsan Ullah, Md. Amzad Hossain, Ammar Armghan, Md. Shohel Rana, Md. Abdullah Al Asad

Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Issue 11/2023

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This report systematically demonstrated the plasmonic and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect in the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) using MAPbI₃ as an active layer. The finite element method (FEM) was employed for the entire simulation of PSCs. Various light trapping and smooth charge carrier dynamics geometries with tailored nanoparticles (NPs) radius and core-shell thickness like Au NPs, Au@TiO₂ core-shell, and Au@TiO₂ nanorods (NR) were incorporated in the active layer. We observed their effect on PSC's optical absorption, charge carrier generation, and power conversion efficiency (PCE). The light absorption, generation rate, and short-circuit current density (J_SC) were improved after embedding Au NPs with varying radii in the active layer. The best PCE achieved for Au NPs with a radius (AuNPs = 50 nm) was compared to the reference model without Au NPs (14.32 %). This increment in PCE is dedicated to the strong LSPR effect and improved J_SC. The other cases, like Au@TiO₂ core-shell and Au@TiO₂ NR, also performed better than the reference model and Au NPs-based PSCs. The highest PCEs achieved for Au@TiO₂ core-shell and Au@TiO₂ NR were 16.52 % and 18.47 % Which is 15.53 %, and 28.98 %, higher than the reference model. This improvement in the performance of Au@TiO₂ core-shell and Au@TiO₂ NR-based PSCs is due to the strong LSPR effect, near-field enhancement, far-field scattering, increase in the generation rate of the exciton, and the overall performance of PSCs. These investigations contribute to further exploring the emerging technology of plasmonic-based PSCs and propose promising techniques to enhance photon energy and charge carrier dynamic management.

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Title: The optoelectronic enhancement in perovskite solar cells using plasmonic metal-dielectric core-shell and nanorod nanoparticles
Authors: Ihsan Ullah
Md. Amzad Hossain
Ammar Armghan
Md. Shohel Rana
Md. Abdullah Al Asad
Publication date: 01-11-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics / Issue 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Electronic ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05252-3

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