Volume 6, Issue 2 2100927
Research Article

Predicting Perovskite Bandgap and Solar Cell Performance with Machine Learning

Elif Ceren Gok

Elif Ceren Gok

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Engineering Faculty, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, AZ, 5612 The Netherlands

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Murat Onur Yildirim

Murat Onur Yildirim

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Engineering Faculty, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, AZ, 5612 The Netherlands

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Muhammed P. U. Haris

Muhammed P. U. Haris

BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain

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Esin Eren

Esin Eren

Department of Energy Technologies, Innovative Technologies Application and Research Center, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey

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Meenakshi Pegu

Meenakshi Pegu

BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain

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Naveen Harindu Hemasiri

Naveen Harindu Hemasiri

BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain

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Peng Huang

Peng Huang

BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain

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Samrana Kazim

Samrana Kazim

BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain

IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain

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Aysegul Uygun Oksuz

Aysegul Uygun Oksuz

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Suleyman Demirel University, 32260 Isparta, Turkey

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Shahzada Ahmad

Corresponding Author

Shahzada Ahmad

BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications, and Nanostructures, UPV/EHU Science Park, 48940 Leioa, Spain

IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain

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First published: 25 November 2021
Citations: 12

Abstract

Perovskites as semiconductors are of profound interest and arguably, the investigation on the distinctive perovskite composition is paramount to fabricate efficient devices and solar cells. The role of anion and cations and their impact on optoelectronic and photovoltaic properties is probed. A machine learning (ML) approach to predict the bandgap and power conversion efficiency (PCE) using eight different perovskites compositions is reported. The predicted solar cell parameters validate the experimental data. The adopted Random forest model presents a good match with high R2 scores of >0.99 and >0.82 for predicted absorption and J−V datasets, respectively, and show minimal error rates with a precise prediction of bandgap and PCEs. The results suggest that the ML technique is an innovative approach to aid the preparation of the perovskite and can accelerate the commercial aspects of perovskite solar cells without fabricating working devices and minimize the fabrication steps and save cost.

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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