Characteristic improvements of vertically aligned columnar quantum dot solar cell with a GaAsSb capping layer

Wei-Sheng Liu; Hsin-Lun Tseng; Tien-Hao Huang; Ting-Fu Chu; Po-Chen Kuo; Fu-Hsiang Tsao; Jen-Inn Chyi

doi:10.1117/12.929412

31 October 2012 Characteristic improvements of vertically aligned columnar quantum dot solar cell with a GaAsSb capping layer

Wei-Sheng Liu, Hsin-Lun Tseng, Tien-Hao Huang, Ting-Fu Chu, Po-Chen Kuo, Fu-Hsiang Tsao, Jen-Inn Chyi

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Proceedings Volume 8471, Next Generation (Nano) Photonic and Cell Technologies for Solar Energy Conversion III; 84710K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929412
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This study demonstrates the feasibility of improving the optical properties of a vertically aligned quantum dot (QD) structure and the performance of a quantum dot intermediate band solar cell (QD-IBSC) by capping a GaAsSb layer on the InAs QD. Experimental results indicate that this capping process significantly improves dot-size uniformity because of the strain modification in vertically aligned dot layer growth. A solar cell device with an InAs/GaAsSb columnar dot structure increases the short-circuit current density (J_sc) by 8.8%, compared to a GaAs reference cell. This dot structure also increases quantum efficiency by up to 1200 nm through the absorption of lower-energy photons. The InAs/GaAsSb QD-IBSC also improves the open-circuit voltage (V_oc), indicating a reduction in misfit defect density and recombination current density. Power dependent photoluminescence (PL) and time resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) measurement are employed to characterize the optical properties of typical InAs/GaAs type-I and InAs/GaAsSb type-II vertically aligned quantum dot structure. Extended carrier lifetime is demonstrated in the columnar InAs/GaAsSb type-II band structure. The results of this study confirm the ability and thermal stability of a columnar InAs/GaAsSb QD structure to enhance device performance.

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Wei-Sheng Liu, Wei-Sheng Liu, Hsin-Lun Tseng, Hsin-Lun Tseng, Tien-Hao Huang, Tien-Hao Huang, Ting-Fu Chu, Ting-Fu Chu, Po-Chen Kuo, Po-Chen Kuo, Fu-Hsiang Tsao, Fu-Hsiang Tsao, Jen-Inn Chyi, Jen-Inn Chyi, "Characteristic improvements of vertically aligned columnar quantum dot solar cell with a GaAsSb capping layer", Proc. SPIE 8471, Next Generation (Nano) Photonic and Cell Technologies for Solar Energy Conversion III, 84710K (31 October 2012); doi: 10.1117/12.929412; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929412

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