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Numerical Modelling of a Perovskite Solar Cell: Optical and Electrical Properties

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In this report, we describe a multiphysics model for a multilayer perovskite solar cell consisting of a reduced graphene oxide (RGO) back contact, a Spiro-OMeTAD hole transport layer, a MAPbI3 absorber, a TiO2 electron transport layer, and a transparent FTO electrode. This model was developed using COMSOL through the application of the finite element method (FEM) and integrates three-dimensional electromagnetic solutions with a drift/diffusion method, as well as non-radiative recombination mechanisms provided by Shockley-Reed-Hall. Optical analysis directly links spectral photo-generation to the quantity |E|2 and the absorption coefficient of materials, then integrates generation between 300 and 1,000 nm. Based on the results obtained, it is clear that the field has a shallow penetration depth in the ultraviolet, followed by an intensification of the field in the visible range and deeper propagation in the near infrared. A parametric study of doping shows that increasing donor doping in TiO₂ strengthens the internal field at the perovskite/TiO₂ interface, while increasing acceptor doping in Spiro-OMeTAD decreases the field peak at the Spiro-OMeTAD/perovskite interface and strengthens the field at the rear contact.

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Key Engineering Materials (Volume 1061)

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85-94

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https://doi.org/10.4028/p-v39nOE

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August 2026

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Oussama El Fatri*, Mohamed El Hadi, Reda Boussetta, Omar Mommadi, Abdelhamid Kerkour El Miad, Aissa Kerkour El Miad, Abdelaaziz El Moussaouy, Aziz Oukaira

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COMSOL Multiphysics, FEM, Perovskite Solar Cell

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