Design of a Novel Lead-Free Perovskite Solar Cell for 17.83% Efficiency

Lead halide perovskite solar cell shows an enormous potential for the next generation renewable energy, but it also offers some environmental hazards due to their inherent lead-based toxicity. On the other hand, if lead based perovskite is efficiently replaced by other non-toxic metal based perovskite then their toxicity can remarkably be reduced for photovoltaic applications. In this study, a novel lead free compound Cs₂TiBr₆ based photovoltaic device is proposed as Au/PEDOT:PSS/ Cs₂TiBr₆/TiO₂/AZO, where each layer is optimized and analysed through a series of simulations for maximum power-conversion efficiency using SCAPS-1D software. Comprehensive optimization of the thickness and doping density of each layer leads to the maximum power-conversion efficiency up to 17.83% for our proposed solar cell. Therefore, we believe that these results will provide a route heading towards the progress of lead-free and highly efficient perovskite photovoltaic devices.