Modification of perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles

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Dye-sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells can operate under conditions of low and diffuse solar radiation. This makes them promising candidates for replacing the silicon-based photoconverters which dominate at the market. The efficiency of such devices is largely determined by the morphology of electron-conducting photoelectrodes. One of the strategies for increasing it is the embedding of Ag and Au nanoparticles into the photoelectrode layer. Due to the phenomenon of the surface plasmon resonance, they enhance the scattering of the supplied light and affect the mechanism of electron transfer to the conduction band of the semiconductor. This leads to an increase in the electric current generated by the solar cell. The present work examines the influence of a number of parameters of embedded nanoparticles on the efficiency of photoconverters, such as size, shape and dielectric environment. It is shown that the use of bimetallic compounds Ag-Au, Ag-Cu and heterogeneous structures of various types allows achieving a higher efficiency of solar cells compared to devices modified with monometallic nanoparticles.

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Daria A. Ryzhkova

Katanov Khakass State University

Email: bashkova.daria@yandex.ru
4th year postgraduate student, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology

Arina A. Cherepovskaya

Katanov Khakass State University

2nd year graduate student, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology

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