RT Journal Article
T1 Enabling selective absorption in perovskite solar cells for refractometric sensing of gases
A1 Hamdy Mohamed Elshorbagy, Mahmoud
A1 Cuadrado Conde, Alexander
A1 Romero Martínez, Beatriz
A1 Alda, Javier
AB Perovskite solar cells are currently considered a promising technology for solar energy harvesting. Their capability to deliver an electrical signal when illuminated can sense changes in environmental parameters. We have numerically analyzed the variation of the current delivered by a perovskite cell as a function of the index of refraction of air, that is in contact with the front surface of the cell. This calculation identifies which geometrical and material structures enhance this behavior. After replacing the top transparent electrode of a solar cell by an optimized subwavelength metallic grating, we find a large variation in the responsivity of the cell with respect to the change in the index of refraction of the surrounding medium. Such a refractometric sensor can be interrogated electronically, avoiding the cumbersome set-ups of spectral or angular interrogation methods. We present an adaptation of the performance parameters of refractometric sensors (sensitivity and figure of merit) to the case of opto-electronic interrogation methods. The values of sensitivity and Figure of Merit are promising for the development of refractometric perovskite-based sensors.
PB Nature Publishing Group
SN 2045-2322
YR 2020
FD 2020-05-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6240
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/6240
LA eng
NO Received: 13 February 2019; Accepted: 30 March 2020, Published: 08 May 2020
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)/FEDER
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025