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I-MASnBr3 /CZTGS Heterojunction Solar Cell Layer Optimization Investigated Using Scaps-1D Software Exhibited Excellent Performance at 50 %

Annals of West University of Timisoara - Physics
Volume 66 (2024): Issue 1 (December 2024)
By: M. Ghaleb,  A. Arrar,  A. Hadji Chikh,  H. Bendjilali and  O. Zerrouki  
Open Access
|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/awutp-2024-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2784-1057 | Journal ISSN: 1224-9718
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Language: English
Page range: 191 - 214
Submitted on: Mar 5, 2024
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Accepted on: Jun 4, 2024
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Published on: Dec 12, 2024
Published by: West University of Timisoara
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Keywords:
heterojunction perovskite,
SCAPS-1D,
CZTGS,
i-CH3NH3SnBr3
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Modeling and simulations,
Physics,
Condensed matter physics,
Medical physics,
Theoretical and mathematical physics

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