GaInP/GaAs and mechanically stacked GaInAs solar cells grown by MOCVD using TBAs and TBP as V-precursors

被引:17
作者
Moto, A [1 ]
Tanaka, S [1 ]
Tanabe, T [1 ]
Takagishi, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Sumitomo Elect Ind Ltd, Basic Hith Technol Labs, Itami, Hyogo 6640016, Japan
关键词
GaInP/GaAs; GaAs/GaInAs; solar cells; TBAs; TBP;
D O I
10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00243-9
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
We have applied metallorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) using less toxic group V-precursors to the fabrication of the monolithic dual-junction GaInP/GaAs and mechanically-stacked GaAs/GaInAs cells, targeting for the super-high-efficiency triple-junction GaInP/GaAs/GaInAs solar cells. The dual-junction GaInP/GaAs cell grown on an n-type GaAs substrate, which is suitable for higher optical transmittance to the bottom cell? showed a conversion efficiency of 25.9% at AM 1.5, 1-sun. Combined with an efficiency of 5.1% for GaInAs bottom cell grown on an InP substrate under the mechanically stacked GaAs top cell, it is possible to attain an efficiency of over 30% by the all organometallic-source MOCVD method. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:585 / 592
页数:8
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