Volume 43, Issue 4, October 2024, Pages 1126–1133
S. Tuo1, K. J. Datte2, S. A. Yapi3, and D. Kone4
1 Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Université de Man, Man, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Department of sciences and Technologies, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 UFR SSMT, Université Felix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
4 UFR SSMT, Université Felix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: English
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In this study, we propose a simple structure of an organic heterojunction solar cell of OTC/ED/EA type. Material energy values are used for the first time. The study concerns a numerical simulation using SCAPS. Under standard conditions: AM1.5 and T = 300K, the cell parameters are: Voc = 1.186V, Jsc = 14.314mA/cm2, FF = 88.57% and Eff = 15.04%. The effects of parameters such as thickness, energy band gap, ND and NA charge carrier density of state, of the active layers were observed. It appears that, apart from the ND density of state, all the other material parameters influence the values of the cell parameters. It is still necessary to limit the value of NA to avoid degenerated cells. The influence of temperature has also been studied. It was found that when the temperature increases, the performance of the cell decreases. This work is essential because it provides the scientific community with data to make organic solar cells more efficient.
Author Keywords: solar cell, ED, EA, charge carrier, thickness, temperature.
S. Tuo1, K. J. Datte2, S. A. Yapi3, and D. Kone4
1 Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Université de Man, Man, Côte d’Ivoire
2 Department of sciences and Technologies, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 UFR SSMT, Université Felix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
4 UFR SSMT, Université Felix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: English
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In this study, we propose a simple structure of an organic heterojunction solar cell of OTC/ED/EA type. Material energy values are used for the first time. The study concerns a numerical simulation using SCAPS. Under standard conditions: AM1.5 and T = 300K, the cell parameters are: Voc = 1.186V, Jsc = 14.314mA/cm2, FF = 88.57% and Eff = 15.04%. The effects of parameters such as thickness, energy band gap, ND and NA charge carrier density of state, of the active layers were observed. It appears that, apart from the ND density of state, all the other material parameters influence the values of the cell parameters. It is still necessary to limit the value of NA to avoid degenerated cells. The influence of temperature has also been studied. It was found that when the temperature increases, the performance of the cell decreases. This work is essential because it provides the scientific community with data to make organic solar cells more efficient.
Author Keywords: solar cell, ED, EA, charge carrier, thickness, temperature.
How to Cite this Article
S. Tuo, K. J. Datte, S. A. Yapi, and D. Kone, “SCAPS-based numerical simulation of an organic heterojunction OTC/ED/EA solar cell,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 1126–1133, October 2024.
