A first-principles study of the stability, electronic structure, and optical properties of halide double perovskite Rb2Sn1−xTexI6 for solar cell applications

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Publication Date 2021-01-22
DOI 10.1039/D0CP05827K
Impact Factor 3.676
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Muhammad Faizan, Jiahao Xie, Ghulam Murtaza, Carlos Echeverría-Arrondo, Thamraa Alshahrani, Kailash Chandra Bhamu, Amel Laref, Iván Mora-Seró, Shah Haidar Khan


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Abstract

Owing to their emerging role in solar cell technology, lead halide perovskites have aroused significant research interest in the recent past. However, due to its obvious toxicity, looking for a potential alternative to lead is becoming one of the most important pursuits in present times. We present our work based on density functional theory (DFT) investigating lead free defect perovskites (Rb2Sn1−xTexI6 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)). In particular, we explore the crystal structure, thermodynamic stability, electronic structure, and optical properties of Rb2Sn1−xTexI6 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) as a function of increasing Te concentration. Our results show that the Sn–Te alloyed perovskites exhibit considerable stability, a suitable band gap, small effective mass, and excellent light absorption. Especially, Rb2Sn0.75Te0.25I6 and Rb2Sn0.50Te0.50I6 have a direct band gap of 1.35 and 1.44 eV, respectively, which is highly favorable for use in a single-junction photovoltaic cell. We hope that our work will arouse the interest of experimental as well as theoretical scientists for synthesizing new materials and/or exploring the Sn–Te mix as a potential substitute for lead in photovoltaic materials.

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