Performance Investigation of Mott-Insulator LaVO3 as a Photovoltaic Absorber Material

摘要： Mott insulators have recently been identi?ed as potential solar energy conversion material due to their favorable parameters. In this paper, we have investigated the cell performance by exploring the photovoltaic properties of Mott Insulator LaVO3 (LVO). The LVO thin ?lms were grown by the sol–gel technique followed by a sintering pathway under various processing conditions. We investigated the in?uence of processing parameters on the structural, optical and electrical properties of the ?lms through different characterization techniques. A correlation between the material parameters with the device performance has been established to ensure LVO perovskite for photovoltaic applications. This analysis will aid researchers to realize Mott insulators as light absorber material.