Abstract
Monocrystalline p-ZnTe/i-MgCdTe/n-CdTe/n-MgCdTe double-heterostructure (DH) solar cells are grown through a combination of MBE and MOCVD deposition techniques using several different dopants. The adverse effects (high interface recombination velocity) of the lattice mismatched ZnTe/CdTe hetero-interface is suppressed by the use of a DH with an intrinsic MgCdTe top barrier layer that functions as a passivation layer. The steady-state photoluminescence intensity is used to compare the potential device performance with previous ZnTe/CdTe and a-Si/i-MgCdTe/CdTe device structures while quantum efficiency measurements demonstrate the benefit of using ZnTe over previously demonstrated contact layers.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 1421-1424 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2016-November |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509027248 |
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| State | Published - Nov 18 2016 |
| Event | 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States Duration: Jun 5 2016 → Jun 10 2016 |
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| Other | 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Portland |
| Period | 6/5/16 → 6/10/16 |
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Keywords
- CdTe
- double-heterostructure
- monocrystalline
- photovoltaics (PV)
- ZnTe
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Monocrystalline CdTe/MgCdTe double-heterostructure solar cells with a ZnTe hole-contact and passivation layer. / Becker, Jacob J.; Campbell, Calli M.; Zhao, Yuan; Boccard, Mathieu; Mohanty, Dibyajvoti; Suarez, Ernesto; Lassise, Maxwell; Bhat, Ishwara; Zhang, Yong-Hang.
2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016. Vol. 2016-November Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 1421-1424 7749850.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Mohanty, Dibyajvoti
AU - Suarez, Ernesto
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AU - Bhat, Ishwara
AU - Zhang, Yong-Hang
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AB - Monocrystalline p-ZnTe/i-MgCdTe/n-CdTe/n-MgCdTe double-heterostructure (DH) solar cells are grown through a combination of MBE and MOCVD deposition techniques using several different dopants. The adverse effects (high interface recombination velocity) of the lattice mismatched ZnTe/CdTe hetero-interface is suppressed by the use of a DH with an intrinsic MgCdTe top barrier layer that functions as a passivation layer. The steady-state photoluminescence intensity is used to compare the potential device performance with previous ZnTe/CdTe and a-Si/i-MgCdTe/CdTe device structures while quantum efficiency measurements demonstrate the benefit of using ZnTe over previously demonstrated contact layers.
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KW - photovoltaics (PV)
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