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Effect of CdS thin film on the performance of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cell

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The study focuses on to examine the effect of CdS-based electron transport layer on the performance of perovskite solar cell. Based on the novel device architecture, CdS was fabricated using chemical bath deposition at different time interval of 10, 20, and 30 min. However, the perovskite layer was prepared by two-step spin coating technique in order to achieve better structural properties. The analyzed perovskite solar cell shows a very good power conversion efficiency of 11.69%, Jsc 15.4 mA/cm2, Voc of 1.0 V, and FF of 0.75 for the device structure CdS/CH3NH3PbI3/Spiro-OMeTAD for CdS grown for 10 min. Finally, the study discusses on various factors like effect of microstrain, dislocation density, and series resistance on the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells.

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Sivaprakasam, A., Elangovan, N.K. Effect of CdS thin film on the performance of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cell. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 17612–17619 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06294-7

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