Numerical modeling of AZTS as buffer layer in CZTS solar cells with back surface field for the improvement of cell performance

This paper presents the use of AZTS, a non-toxic and earth abundant material as buffer layer in CZTS solar cells due to its good lattice match. We have performed simulation on the experimentally fabricated AZTS/CZTS hetem-junction device by adding CZTS as back surface field (BSF) layer. In this work, first we have reconstructed the AZTS/CZTS experimentally designed solar cell then BSF layer is added to boost the solar cell performance in SCABS simulator. Several parametersof AZTS buffer layer such as generation/recombination rate and doping concentration are varied during simulationto enhance the performance of investigated solar cells structures. It has been noticed that addition ofBSF layer increasesthe efficiency of AZTS/CZTS solar cell from 4.51% to 5.05% along with improvement of both V-oc and FF.

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This paper discusses the use of AZTS as a buffer layer in CZTS solar cells and the addition of a BSF layer to enhance cell performance, resulting in an increase in efficiency and fill factor.