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• TITLE: Numerical Simulation for Enhancing Performance of MoS2 Hetero-Junction Solar Cell Employing Cu2O as Hole Transport Layer

  AUTHORS: Md. Ferdous Wahid, Ushna Das, Bidesh Kumer Paul, Shuvo Paul, Md. Nuralam Howlader, Md. Sazedur Rahman

  KEYWORDS: Solar Cell, Thin Film, SCAPS-1D, Hetero-Junction, HTL, Defect Density

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.14 No.9, September 6, 2023

  ABSTRACT: The paper reported the design and thorough analysis of a thin-film solar cell (TFSC) based on molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) with an integrated Copper(I) Oxide (Cu2O) hole transport layer (HTL), employing the one-dimensional Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator (SCAPS-1D) software. By varying crucial parameters such as absorber layer thickness, doping density, and bulk defect density, as well as HTL thickness, doping concentration, and electron affinity, defect density at ZnO/absorber and absorber/Cu2O interfaces, and operating temperature, we explored key photovoltaic measures including open circuit voltage (Voc), short-circuit current density (Jsc), fill-factor (FF), and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the hetero-junction solar cell. The study demonstrated an efficiency of 18.87% for the MoS2 solar cell without HTL, while the proposed solar cell (SC) utilizing Cu2O HTL and optimized device structure exhibited a remarkable PCE of 26.70%. The outcomes derived from the present study offer valuable insights for the progress of a highly efficient and economically viable MoS2 hetero-junction TFSC.