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  • Photon management is essential for enhancing the efficiency of perovskite thin film (PTF) solar cells.
  • A new design featuring a nano-cone (NC) based 2D photonic nanostructure has been simulated to improve light trapping through better light scattering and interference in the active layer of solar cells.
  • The NC nanostructured device shows a 20% increase in short-circuit current density, from 15.00 mA/cm to 18.09 mA/cm, suggesting a promising approach for future developments in perovskite solar cell technology.

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Photon management strategies are crucial to improve the efficiency of perovskite thin film (PTF) solar cell. In this work, a nano-cone (NC) based 2D photonic nanostructure is designed and simulated aiming at achieve superior light trapping performance by introducing strong light scattering and interferences within perovskite active layer. Compared to the planar PTF solar cell, the NC nanostructured device with 45 degrees half apex angle obtains highest short-circuit current density, which improved over 20% from 15.00 mA/cm to 18.09 mA/cm. This work offers an alternative design towards effective light trapping performance using 2D photonic nanostructure for PTF solar cell and could potentially be adopted as the nano-structuring strategy for the future perovskite solar cell industry.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166984PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56424-4DOI Listing

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