Towards high efficiency GaAsP solar cells on (001) GaP/Si

Kevin Nay Yaung, Jordan R. Lang, Minjoo Larry Lee

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Abstract

We demonstrate metamorphic 1.66 eV GaAs0.77P0.23 solar cells grown by molecular beam epitaxy on exact (001) GaP/Si templates. Cascading such a cell with a 1.1 eV Si junction enables theoretical efficiencies of > 37% under the AM1.5G spectrum. We optimized the initial GaP growth on pseudomorphic GaP/Si templates to promote maximum strain relaxation with minimal nucleation of new threading dislocations. Electron beam-induced current studies of our cells reveal a threading dislocation density (TDD) of 7.8×106 cm-2, about 18% lower than our prior results on GaP/Si. The lower TDD has contributed to a low bandgap-voltage offset (WOC=EG/q-VOC) of 0.55 V, which is 40 mV lower than our previous report, and represents significant progress for GaAsyP1-y/GaP/Si metamorphic solar cells.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages831-835
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479943982
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States
Duration: Jun 8 2014Jun 13 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014

Other

Other40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period6/8/146/13/14

Keywords

  • GaAsP
  • III-V on silicon
  • metamorphic materials
  • solar cell

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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