Research Article

Effect of Different HTM Layers and Electrical Parameters on ZnO Nanorod-Based Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cell for High-Efficiency Performance

Table 1

Parameters used for simulation of perovskite solar cell structures using SCAPS-1D.

ParametersZnO nrCH3NH3SnI3CH3NH3PbI3Cu2OSpiro-OMeTADCuSCN

Thickness (nm)500 [10]450 (variable)450350350350
Bandgap (eV)3.47 [10]1.301.502.173.23.4
Electron affinity (eV)4.3 [11]4.203.93.22.12.1
Dielectric permittivity (relative)9 [12]10107.1310
CB effective density of states (1/cm3)2E+181.0E+182.25E+182.50E+182.5E+182.5E+18
VB effective density of states (1/cm3)1.8E+201.0E+181.0E+181.80E+191.8E+191.8E+19
Electron thermal velocity (cm/s)1E+71E+71.0E+71E+71.0E+71E+7
Hole thermal velocity (cm/s)1E+71E+71.0E+71E+71.0E+71E+7
Electron mobility (cm2/Vs)1.0E+21.6E+02.20E+02.0E+22.0E−42.0E−4
Hole mobility (cm2/Vs)2.5E+11.6E+02.20E+08.0E+22.0E−4100E−2
Shallow uniform acceptor density, NA (1/cm3)03.2E+151.0E+189.0E+211.0E+201E+18
Shallow uniform donor density ND (1/cm3)1E+1900000
Defect typeNeutralNeutralNeutralNeutralNeutral
Capture cross section electrons (cm2)1E−161E−131E−151E−151E−15
Capture cross section holes (cm2)1E−141E−131E−151E−151E−15
Energetic distributionSingleSingleSingleSingleSingle
Reference for defect energy level EtAbove EvAbove EvAbove EvAbove EvAbove Ev
Energy level with respect to reference (eV)0.70.70.100.100.10
Nt total (1/cm3) uniform4.5E+161E+121E+141.00E+141E+14