Investigation of Cost-Effective, Non-toxic, and Stable Perovskite Solar Cell.

Introduction

A lead-based halide perovskite solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 26.1%, nearly comparable to traditional Silicon Solar cells. However, the low stability and toxicity of lead in the ambient environment limit its commercialization. So research community is highly focused on searching for an alternative to lead-based perovskite that will be stable and non-toxic in the ambient environment. In this project, we will investigate lead-free perovskite material and fabricate lead-free perovskite solar cells. For this work, there is only requirement for UV Ozone cleaner, Xenon arc lamp, and Zsim software because the remaining facilities are available in the laboratory. Arc melting furnace is required to synthesize the samples. Arc melting furnace uses metallic precursors to grow alloys/solid solutions by melting them under argon furnace atmosphere using an electric arc. It can be used in multiple domains of physics wherein preparation of such samples is required. Within this project, one can produce many samples using this technique for solar cell applications.