GaAsP solar cells on GaP/Si with low threading dislocation density
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 (United States)
GaAsP on Si tandem cells represent a promising path towards achieving high efficiency while leveraging the Si solar knowledge base and low-cost infrastructure. However, dislocation densities exceeding 10{sup 8} cm{sup −2} in GaAsP cells on Si have historically hampered the efficiency of such approaches. Here, we report the achievement of low threading dislocation density values of 4.0–4.6 × 10{sup 6} cm{sup −2} in GaAsP solar cells on GaP/Si, comparable with more established metamorphic solar cells on GaAs. Our GaAsP solar cells on GaP/Si exhibit high open-circuit voltage and quantum efficiency, allowing them to significantly surpass the power conversion efficiency of previous devices. The results in this work show a realistic path towards dual-junction GaAsP on Si cells with efficiencies exceeding 30%.
- OSTI ID:
- 22594422
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 109; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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