EFFICIENT SHALLOW-HOMOJUNCTION GAAS SOLAR-CELLS BY MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

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FAN, JCC
CALAWA, AR
CHAPMAN, RL
TURNER, GW
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[1] Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington
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10.1063/1.90943
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Conversion efficiencies up to 16% at AM1 have been obtained for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) GaAs solar cells utilizing a shallow-homojunction n +/p/p+ structure without a GaAlAs window. The n +, p, and p+ GaAs layers were all grown by MBE on single-crystal p+ GaAs substrates. Cell metallization was performed by electroplating, and an antireflection coating was formed by anodic oxidation of the n+ layer. These cells are the first efficient MBE solar cells of any type to be reported.
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