TY  - JOUR
A1  - Omarova, Zhansaya
A1  - Yerezhep, Darkhan
A1  - Aldiyarov, Abdurakhman
A1  - Tokmoldin, Nurlan
T1  - In Silico Investigation of the Impact of Hole-Transport Layers on the Performance of CH3NH3SnI3 Perovskite Photovoltaic Cells
JF  - Crystals
N2  - Perovskite solar cells represent one of the recent success stories in photovoltaics. The device efficiency has been steadily increasing over the past years, but further work is needed to enhance the performance, for example, through the reduction of defects to prevent carrier recombination. SCAPS-1D simulations were performed to assess efficiency limits and identify approaches to decrease the impact of defects, through the selection of an optimal hole-transport material and a hole-collecting electrode. Particular attention was given to evaluation of the influence of bulk defects within light-absorbing CH3NH3SnI3 layers. In addition, the study demonstrates the influence of interface defects at the TiO2/CH3NH3SnI3 (IL1) and CH3NH3SnI3/HTL (IL2) interfaces across the similar range of defect densities. Finally, the optimal device architecture TiO2/CH3NH3SnI3/Cu2O is proposed for the given absorber layer using the readily available Cu2O hole-transporting material with PCE = 27.95%, FF = 84.05%, V-OC = 1.02 V and J(SC) = 32.60 mA/cm(2), providing optimal performance and enhanced resistance to defects.
KW  - perovskite solar cells
KW  - CH3NH3SnI3
KW  - SCAPS-1D
KW  - modeling
KW  - HTL
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12050699
SN  - 2073-4352
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wang, Dedong
A1  - Shprits, Yuri Y.
T1  - On How High-Latitude Chorus Waves Tip the Balance Between Acceleration and Loss of Relativistic Electrons
JF  - Geophysical research letters
N2  - Modeling and observations have shown that energy diffusion by chorus waves is an important source of acceleration of electrons to relativistic energies. By performing long-term simulations using the three-dimensional Versatile Electron Radiation Belt code, in this study, we test how the latitudinal dependence of chorus waves can affect the dynamics of the radiation belt electrons. Results show that the variability of chorus waves at high latitudes is critical for modeling of megaelectron volt (MeV) electrons. We show that, depending on the latitudinal distribution of chorus waves under different geomagnetic conditions, they cannot only produce a net acceleration but also a net loss of MeV electrons. Decrease in high-latitude chorus waves can tip the balance between acceleration and loss toward acceleration, or alternatively, the increase in high-latitude waves can result in a net loss of MeV electrons. Variations in high-latitude chorus may account for some of the variability of MeV electrons.
KW  - radiation belts
KW  - chorus waves
KW  - high latitude
KW  - acceleration
KW  - loss
KW  - modeling
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082681
SN  - 0094-8276
SN  - 1944-8007
VL  - 46
IS  - 14
SP  - 7945
EP  - 7954
PB  - American Geophysical Union
CY  - Washington
ER  -