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2025-05-12

A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3

Un nuevo prototipo de célula solar de capa fina basada en BiFeO3 dopado con Na

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https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481

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Perovskite, ferroelectricity, voltage-current, p-type doping, efficiency (en)
Perovskita, ferroelectricidad, tensión-corriente, dopaje tipo p, eficiencia (es)

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  • Adán de Jesús Bautista-Morantes Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Instituto para la Investigación e Innovación en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales – INCITEMA, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1025-8554
  • Carlos Ordulio Calderón-Carvajal Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Instituto para la Investigación e Innovación en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales – INCITEMA, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-7691
  • Jairo Alberto Gómez-Cuaspud Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Instituto para la Investigación e Innovación en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales – INCITEMA, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-516X
  • Enrique Vera-López Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia, Instituto para la Investigación e Innovación en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales – INCITEMA, Tunja, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-9308

The development of thin film photovoltaic devices based on third and fourth generation materials has attracted the attention of the scientific community worldwide, finding the need to experiment among different assemblies and structurally modified materials to find the best efficiency of converting solar energy into electrical energy. Therefore, in this work, the efficiency of three prototypes of thin-film photovoltaic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) constructed using three sodium-doped samples of BiFeO3 as absorber layers has been evaluated. The assembly was carried out based on an n-i-p architecture obtaining thin-films with glass/ITO/CdS/perovskite/Au/Mo/glass general configuration. The study has led to the conclusion that the efficiency of the assembled photovoltaic devices increases with the insertion of sodium and that the proposed configuration is functional for the construction of thin-film perovskite solar cells (PSCs).

El desarrollo de dispositivos fotovoltaicos de película delgada basados en materiales de tercera y cuarta generación ha atraído la atención de la comunidad científica mundial, encontrando la necesidad de experimentar entre diferentes ensamblajes y materiales estructuralmente modificados para encontrar la mejor eficiencia de conversión de energía solar en energía eléctrica. Por ello, en este trabajo se ha evaluado la eficiencia de tres prototipos de células solares fotovoltaicas de capa delgada de perovskita (PSCs) construidas utilizando tres muestras dopadas con sodio de BiFeO3 como capa absorbente. Los ensamblajes se realizaron en base a una arquitectura n-i-p obteniéndose películas delgadas con configuración general vidrio/ITO/CdS/perovskita/Au/Mo/vidrio. El estudio ha permitido concluir que la eficiencia de los dispositivos fotovoltaicos ensamblados aumenta con la inserción de sodio y que la configuración propuesta es funcional para la construcción de células solares de capa delgada de perovskita (PSCs).

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Bautista-Morantes, A. de J., Calderón-Carvajal, C.O., Gómez-Cuaspud, J.A. y Vera-López, E. 2025. A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3. DYNA. 92, 237 (may 2025), 30–37. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481.

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Bautista-Morantes, A. de J., Calderón-Carvajal, C. O., Gómez-Cuaspud, J. A. & Vera-López, E. (2025). A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3. DYNA, 92(237), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481

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BAUTISTA-MORANTES, A. de J.; CALDERÓN-CARVAJAL, C. O.; GÓMEZ-CUASPUD, J. A.; VERA-LÓPEZ, E. A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3. DYNA, [S. l.], v. 92, n. 237, p. 30–37, 2025. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/118481. Acesso em: 25 dic. 2025.

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Bautista-Morantes, Adán de Jesús, Carlos Ordulio Calderón-Carvajal, Jairo Alberto Gómez-Cuaspud, y Enrique Vera-López. 2025. «A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3». DYNA 92 (237):30-37. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481.

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Bautista-Morantes, A. de J., Calderón-Carvajal, C. O., Gómez-Cuaspud, J. A. y Vera-López, E. (2025) «A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3», DYNA, 92(237), pp. 30–37. doi: 10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481.

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Bautista-Morantes, A. de J., C. O. Calderón-Carvajal, J. A. Gómez-Cuaspud, y E. Vera-López. «A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3». DYNA, vol. 92, n.º 237, mayo de 2025, pp. 30-37, doi:10.15446/dyna.v92n237.118481.

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Bautista-Morantes, Adán de Jesús, Carlos Ordulio Calderón-Carvajal, Jairo Alberto Gómez-Cuaspud, y Enrique Vera-López. «A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3». DYNA 92, no. 237 (mayo 9, 2025): 30–37. Accedido diciembre 25, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/118481.

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Bautista-Morantes A de J, Calderón-Carvajal CO, Gómez-Cuaspud JA, Vera-López E. A new thin-film solar cell prototype based on Na-doped BiFeO3. DYNA [Internet]. 9 de mayo de 2025 [citado 25 de diciembre de 2025];92(237):30-7. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/118481

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