J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2025, Vol. 227: 108-121.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.11.055

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Design of photovoltaic materials assisted by machine learning and the mechanical tunability under micro-strain

Ziyi Zhanga, Songya Wanga, Changcheng Chena,*, Minghong Sunb, Zhengjun Wanga, Yan Caia, Yali Tuoa, Yuxi Dua, Zhao Hana, Xiongfei Yuna, Xiaoning Guanc, Shaohang Shid, Jiangzhou Xiee, Gang Liuc,*, Pengfei Luc,*   

  1. aSchool of Science, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China;
    bSchool of information and software engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;
    cState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China;
    dSchool of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100080, China;
    eSchool of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
  • Received:2024-07-28 Revised:2024-10-29 Accepted:2024-11-18 Online:2025-01-07
  • Contact: *E-mail addresses: chenchangcheng@xauat.edu.cn (C. Chen), liu_gang@bupt.edu.cn (G. Liu), photon.bupt@gmail.com (P. Lu).

Abstract: In order to address the limited mechanical properties of silicon-based materials, this study designed 12 B-site mixed-valence perovskites with s0 + s2 electronic configurations. Five machine learning models were used to predict the bandgap values of candidate materials, and Cs2AgSbCl6 was selected as the optimal light absorbing material. By using first principles calculations under stress and strain, it has been determined that micro-strains can achieve the goals of reducing material strength, enhancing flexible characteristics, directionally adjusting the anisotropy of stress concentration areas, improving thermodynamic properties, and enhancing sound insulation ability without significantly affecting photoelectric properties. According to device simulations, tensile strain can effectively increase the theoretical efficiency of solar cells. This work elucidates the mechanism of mechanical property changes under stress and strain, offering insights into new materials for solar energy conversion and accelerating the development of high-performance photovoltaic devices.

Key words: Double perovskite, Machine learning, Micro-strain, Mechanical properties, Photovoltaic applications