Table 3 SCAPS simulation parameters for different HTLs.

From: SCAPS study on the effect of various hole transport layer on highly efficient 31.86% eco-friendly CZTS based solar cell

Parameter

Cu2O32

CuO34

CuI32

CuSCN33

Thickness (µm)

0.050

0.050

0.050

0.050

Band gap (eV)

2.17

1.51

3.1

3.4

Electron affinity (eV)

3.2

4.07

2.1

1.9

Dielectric permittivity (relative)

7.11

18.1

6.5

10.0

CB (conduction band) effective density of states (cm−3)

2.02 × 1017

2.2 × 1019

2.8 × 1019

2.2 × 1018

VB (valence band) effective density of states (cm−3)

1.1 × 1019

5.5 × 1020

1.0 × 1019

1.8 × 1018

Electron mobility (cm2/V s)

2.0 × 102

1.0 × 101

1.0 × 102

1.0 × 102

Hole mobility (cm2/V s)

8.0 × 101

1.0 × 10–1

4.39 × 101

2.50 × 101

Electron thermal velocity (cm/s)

1.0 × 107

1.0 × 107

1.0 × 107

1.0 × 107

Hole thermal velocity (cm/s)

1.0 × 107

1.0 × 107

1.0 × 107

1.0 × 107

Shallow uniform donor density (ND) cm−3

0

0

0

0

Shallow uniform acceptor density (NA) cm−3

1.0 × 1019

1.0 × 1018

1.0 × 1018

1.0 × 1018

Total defect density (Nt) cm−3

1.0 × 1015

1.0 × 1015

1.0 × 1015

1.0 × 1015