III‐V//Cu x In 1− y Ga y Se 2 multijunction solar cells with 27.2% efficiency fabricated using modified smart stack technology with Pd nanoparticle array and adhesive material

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kikuo Makita ◽  
Yukiko Kamikawa ◽  
Hidenori Mizuno ◽  
Ryuji Oshima ◽  
Yasushi Shoji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Nanoparticle Array ◽  
Adhesive Material ◽  
Pd Nanoparticle ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells

III‐V//Si multijunction solar cells with 30% efficiency using smart stack technology with Pd nanoparticle array

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kikuo Makita ◽  
Hidenori Mizuno ◽  
Takeshi Tayagaki ◽  
Taketo Aihara ◽  
Ryuji Oshima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Nanoparticle Array ◽  
Pd Nanoparticle ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells

High-efficiency III–V//Si tandem solar cells enabled by the Pd nanoparticle array-mediated “smart stack” approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 072301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidenori Mizuno ◽  
Kikuo Makita ◽  
Takeshi Tayagaki ◽  
Toshimitsu Mochizuki ◽  
Takeyoshi Sugaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Nanoparticle Array ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Pd Nanoparticle

scholarly journals Theoretical and experimental assessment of thinned germanium substrates for III–V multijunction solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1097-1106
Author(s):  
Iván Lombardero ◽  
Mario Ochoa ◽  
Naoya Miyashita ◽  
Yoshitaka Okada ◽  
Carlos Algora
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Experimental Assessment ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells ◽  
Germanium Substrates

Growth aspects of AlGaAs/GaAs tunnel diodes for multijunction solar cells

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1039-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Timò ◽  
C. Flores ◽  
R. Campesato
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Tunnel Diodes ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells

scholarly journals Plasmon-Enhanced Sunlight Harvesting in Thin-Film Solar Cell by Randomly Distributed Nanoparticle Array

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1380
Author(s):  
Marwa M. Tharwat ◽  
Ashwag Almalki ◽  
Amr M. Mahros
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Nanoparticle Array ◽  
Solar Energy Harvesting ◽  
Infra Red ◽  
Crucial Parameter

In this paper, a randomly distributed plasmonic aluminum nanoparticle array is introduced on the top surface of conventional GaAs thin-film solar cells to improve sunlight harvesting. The performance of such photovoltaic structures is determined through monitoring the modification of its absorbance due to changing its structural parameters. A single Al nanoparticle array is integrated over the antireflective layer to boost the absorption spectra in both visible and near-infra-red regimes. Furthermore, the planar density of the plasmonic layer is presented as a crucial parameter in studying and investigating the performance of the solar cells. Then, we have introduced a double Al nanoparticle array as an imperfection from the regular uniform single array as it has different size particles and various spatial distributions. The comparison of performances was established using the enhancement percentage in the absorption. The findings illustrate that the structural parameters of the reported solar cell, especially the planar density of the plasmonic layer, have significant impacts on tuning solar energy harvesting. Additionally, increasing the plasmonic planar density enhances the absorption in the visible region. On the other hand, the absorption in the near-infrared regime becomes worse, and vice versa.

Development of germanium-on-germanium engineered substrates for III-V multijunction solar cells

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Courtois ◽  
Rufi Kurstjens ◽  
Jinyoun Cho ◽  
Kristof Dessein ◽  
Ivan Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells ◽  
Engineered Substrates

scholarly journals Growth of GaP Layers on Si Substrates in a Standard MOVPE Reactor for Multijunction Solar Cells

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Pablo Caño ◽  
Carmen M. Ruiz ◽  
Amalia Navarro ◽  
Beatriz Galiana ◽  
Iván García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Gallium Phosphide ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Electrical Characterization ◽  
Substrate Preparation ◽  
Nucleation Layer ◽  
Si Substrates ◽  
Ideal Candidate ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cell

Gallium phosphide (GaP) is an ideal candidate to implement a III-V nucleation layer on a silicon substrate. The optimization of this nucleation has been pursued for decades, since it can form a virtual substrate to grow monolithically III-V devices. In this work we present a GaP nucleation approach using a standard MOVPE reactor with regular precursors. This design simplifies the epitaxial growth in comparison to other routines reported, making the manufacturing process converge to an industrial scale. In short, our approach intends to mimic what is done to grow multijunction solar cells on Ge by MOVPE, namely, to develop a growth process that uses a single reactor to manufacture the complete III-V structure, at common MOVPE process temperatures, using conventional precursors. Here, we present the different steps in such GaP nucleation routine, which include the substrate preparation, the nucleation itself and the creation of a p-n junction for a Si bottom cell. The morphological and structural measurements have been made with AFM, SEM, TEM and Raman spectroscopy. These results show a promising surface for subsequent III-V growth with limited roughness and high crystallographic quality. For its part, the electrical characterization reveals that the routine has also formed a p-n junction that can serve as bottom subcell for the multijunction solar cell.

Measuring the Junction Temperature of GaInP/GaInAs/Ge Multijunction Solar Cells Using Photoluminescence

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 092302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gia-Wei Shu ◽  
Chiun-Hsiang Tung ◽  
Shr-Chang Tung ◽  
Po-Chen Su ◽  
Ji-Lin Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Junction Temperature ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells
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