A numerical study on delafossite CuFeO2 as an absorber for efficient and sustainable oxide solar cells

• Main Authors: Sarkar D.K., Mottakin M., Hasan A.K.M., Selvanathan V., Ariful Islam M., Shahiduzzaman M., Alharbi H.F., Akhtaruzzaman M.
• Other Authors: 57220704093
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Physics 2024
• Subjects: CuFeO₂; delafossite oxide; oxide solar cell; SCAPS-1D; Conversion efficiency; Defects; II-VI semiconductors; Iron compounds; Nickel oxide; Solar cells; Zinc oxide; Absorber layers; Defect tolerance; Delafossite oxides; Delafossites; Design use; Oxide solar cell; P-structures; P-type; Tolerance limits; Copper compounds

This study proposes an oxide solar cell in an n-p-p structure. This design uses a p-type delafossite CuFeO2 layer to absorb Sunlight, along with n-ZnO to transport electrons and p-NiO to transport holes. The SCAPS-1D modeling software was employed to conduct the relative study on the p-CuFeO2 absorb...