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Numerical Optimization of Plasmonic CuO-Based Semi-Transparent Thin Film Solar Cell Device via L9 Taguchi Orthogonal Array Method and ANOVA

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The future of smart cities and energy-efficient infrastructures are very much dependent on photovoltaic materials that are sustainable, functional and affordable.In this context, copper oxide (CuO)-based solar cells provide the advantages of energy harvesting coupled with semi-transparent light transmission.In this work, a p-CuO thin film layer was used together with n-doped zinc oxide (ZnO), Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) and indium tin oxide (ITO) to form a semi-transparent thin film solar cell (STFSC) model developed using SCAPS-1D and optimized using Taguchi L9 orthogonal array and analysis of variance (ANOVA).Optimized parameters for the CuO absorber and ZnO window/buffer layers were obtained for the best values for doping variation level and layer thickness.With the optimized design parameters, the performance of the STFSC device was improved in terms of the open circuit voltage (Voc), short circuit current (Jsc), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (ƞ).Furthermore, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the STFSC device with and without CuO plasmonic nanoparticles correspond to 10.27 % and 15.57% respectively.The increased light absorption was due to the effect of the larger surface area of the CuO plasmonic nanoparticles in the p-CuO absorber layer which increased light absorption and subsequently increasing the photocurrent.

Source: International Journal of Integrated Engineering

DOI: 10.30880/ijie.2024.16.09.021

Authors: J. Husna, N. A. Jamil, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), K. S. Siow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), T. R. Lenka, H. Kumar, P. Chelvanathan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), M. A. Mohamed, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), A. R. Zain, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), J. Sampe, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), P. S. Menon, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Institutions: North Sumatra Islamic University, Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, National University of Malaysia, National Institute Of Technology Silchar, LNM Institute of Information Technology

Language: English

Topic: ZnO doping and properties

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, Science and Engineering Research Board, Intelligent Manufacturing Research Center

Award: G5759087846

OpenAlex ID: W4408134138

FWCI: 0.095

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