Growth and development of GaInAsP for use in high-efficiency solar cells. Annual subcontract report, 1 July 1991--30 June 1992
- Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
This report describes work done during Phase II of the subcontract. Goals for Phase II include the following: (1) Optimize the GaInAsP cell on GaAs and demonstrate a 500-sun at air mass (AM) 1.5 efficiency of >23%. (2) Develop a window layer, including the evaluation of AlGaAs, GaInP, AlGaAsP, AlGaInP, and GaP. (3) Develop a front-surface contact, with a grid designed for 500-sun concentration, and a goal of a contact resistivity of {approximately}10{sup 5} ohm-cm{sup 2}. (4) Grow GaInAsP cells on Ge, with a goal of a 1-sun (AM 1.5) efficiency of >15%. Accomplishments reported herein include (1) the fabrication of p-on-n and n-on-p GaInAsP cells on GaAs, with the n-on-p cell demonstrating a 10-sun (AM 1.5) active-area efficiency of 23.4% as measured at NREL (2) the evaluation of Al{sub x}Ga({sub 1-x})As, GaInP{sub 2}, and AlInP{sub 2} window layers; and (3) the fabrication of GaInAsP cells on Ge, with the demonstration of a p-on-n GaInAsP cell grown on Ge with a 1-sun (AM 1.5) active-area efficiency of 14.4%.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States); Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 10143733
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP--451-5414; ON: DE93000098
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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