Affiliation:
1. Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
2. Charles University in Prague
3. Nazarbayev University
4. Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Abstract
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the potential of copper oxide (CuO) thin films as active layers in thin-film solar cells with a Glass/ITO/Graphite/CuO/Ni structure. Furthermore, the generation rate of charge carriers was derived by modeling the optical field distribution using a transfer metric simulation. Theoretical thresholds for photovoltaic device efficiency were determined for varying active layer thicknesses by employing a normalized light intensity equivalent to that of the AM1.5 spectrum. The current-voltage characteristics are modeled by semi-empirical methods, which illustrate that the photovoltaic conversion efficiency depends on the thickness of the active layer. The highest performance of the simulated structure of the solar cell was 25.2%, obtained for the 500 nm CuO films.
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