Solar Absorptivity Analysis of Perovskite Solar Cell Muhammad Azhar Aditama (a*), Poetro Lebdo Sambegoro (a)
a) Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology
Jl. Ganesa No.10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
*azharaditama18[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Solar energy is the most abundant renewable energy resource on Earth and arguably the cheapest renewable energy. The solar industry is a desirable investment, resulting in recent developments and breakthroughs-with silicon-based solar cells as the most common type of solar cell. Although silicon-based solar cell has a relatively high-power conversion efficiency, it has a non-environmentally friendly manufacturing method and is comparatively more expensive to make than other solar cell materials. Emerging high potential solar cell technologies with comparable power conversion efficiency as silicon-based solar cells will solve the challenges that silicon-based solar cells face. This new solar technology includes the prominent synthetic-manufactured perovskite material, whose performance can be enhanced further by implementing nanostructure architecture in the cell. As perovskite solar cells have been developing for a much shorter time than silicon cells and have already achieved efficiencies of over 20%, they are deemed the fastest improving photovoltaic technology. The structure of perovskite material has made it easy to enhance their technology continuously. They are also cheaper and simpler to manufacture than silicon. These advantages have made it one of the most attractive light absorbing materials of recent times.
This research covers the significance of the emerging nanostructure perovskite material. This research also covers the theory of electromagnetic waves, optical properties, and solar cell material. The primary purpose of this research is to conduct a simulation using COMSOL to obtain solar absorptivity of nanostructured perovskite solar cells and see the effects of integrating a variety of nanostructures.
Keywords: Solar absorptivity, Perovskite Solar Cells, Nanostructure Architecture
