Perovskite Textile Solar Cells Containing Cu2ZnSnS4

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1 Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan,, Rasht,, Iran

2 Textile engineering department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan

3 CHOSE (Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy) Department of Electronic Engineering University of Rome Tor Vergata Via del Politecnico 1, 00133, Rome, Italy

Abstract

Current paper has been focused on development of perovskite textile solar cells with mechanical flexibility, low-temperature manufacturing, and cost-effectiveness. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has become the substrate of choice compared to other transparent plastic substrates like polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) because it is not only chemically stable but also much cheaper, as an important factor for the photovoltaics (PV) technology development. Herein, spiro-OMeTAD was substituted with CZTS nanoparticles for the first time as an inorganic hole transporting material in flexible perovskite solar cells based on SnO2 electron transport layer. Trough Optimization of CZTS concentration in IPA, the maximum PCE of 2.4% with open-circuit voltage (VOC) of 0.87 V, short current (JSC) of 9.1 mA/cm2 and fill factor (FF) of 30.1% was achieved at a concentration of 15 mg/mL and particle size of 10 nm. The enhanced PV performance of these cells is related to more efficient hole-extraction and reduced carrier recombination, leading to less transport resistance of hole transport layer compared to other concentrations. Subsequently, the flexible cells were successfully embedded on a textile substrate, indicating cells can be seamlessly integrated with portable and wearable smart electronics.

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Journal of Textile Science and Technology

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 17 March 2024

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  • Receive Date: 06 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 17 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 17 March 2024

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