학술논문

Inverse Metamorphic III-V/epi-SiGe Tandem Solar Cell Performance Assessed by Optical and Electrical Modeling
Document Type
Conference
Source
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2017 IEEE 44th. :2528-2531 Jun, 2017
Subject
Aerospace
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Photovoltaic cells
Silicon
Epitaxial growth
Gallium arsenide
Silicon germanium
Optical device fabrication
Junctions
CIGS
device performance
microstructure
MoSe2 layer
morphology
Na out-diffusion
ohmic contact
Language
Abstract
Recent developments have unlocked the main issues arising from the combination of III-V and silicon and have opened a new way to fabricate tandem solar cells. We here propose to evaluate such tandem concept based on inverse metamorphic growth of c-Si(Ge) on GaAs by means of numerical simulation. Electrical and optical models are first faced to experimental realizations of single junction cells to calibrate material parameters and to assess the electrical quality of the epi-SiGe layer. Then the tandem structure is optimized, current matching conditions are given and the benefit of using a 2D grating at the back-side is studied.