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Spectral characteristics of GaAs solar cells grown by LPE

Journal Article · · Journal of Electronic Materials
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  1. Inst. of Applied Physics, Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
This paper describes the spectral characteristics of GaAs solar cells grown by low-temperature liquid phase epitaxy (LPE). It demonstrates improvements in blue response and peak internal quantum efficiencies of 100% for an optimized cell structure with isovalent In doped base and ultrathin (<100{angstrom}) heavily doped cap p{sup +}-GaAs layer on the photosensitive surface. The conversion efficiency obtained from the optimized cells under one-sun AM 1.5 conditions is 23.4%. Their results indicate that the low-cost LPE-grown films are suitable for high-efficiency solar cells.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
316050
Journal Information:
Journal of Electronic Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Electronic Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 28; ISSN JECMA5; ISSN 0361-5235
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English