Passivation of polycrystalline Ga0.37In0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate

Abhinav Chikhalkar; Chaomin Zhang; Nikolai Faleev; Christiana Honsberg; Richard King

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547733

Passivation of polycrystalline Ga_0.37In_0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate

Abhinav Chikhalkar, Chaomin Zhang, Nikolai Faleev, Christiana Honsberg, Richard King

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Abstract

For the first time, a novel passivation method for 1.7 eV bandgap polycrystalline GaInP is discussed theoretically and demonstrated experimentally. Post-growth deposition of aluminum and annealing treatment is used to passivate the GaInP thin-films. The proposed passivation technique is predicted to form a type-I heterostructure at the surface and at the grain boundaries. Dependence of the photoluminescence spectrum of polycrystalline GaInP alloys on annealing temperature and time is reported. A 210-fold increase of photoluminescence peak intensity after post-anneal treatment suggests significant recombination reduction of surface and grain boundaries.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	196-200
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538685297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547733
State	Published - Nov 26 2018
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

Other

Other	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	6/10/18 → 6/15/18

Keywords

1.7 eV bandgap
GaInP
passivation
polycrystalline
tandem cells

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Chikhalkar, A., Zhang, C., Faleev, N., Honsberg, C., & King, R. (2018). Passivation of polycrystalline Ga_0.37In_0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 196-200). [8547733] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547733

Passivation of polycrystalline Ga_0.37In_0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate. / Chikhalkar, Abhinav; Zhang, Chaomin; Faleev, Nikolai; Honsberg, Christiana ; King, Richard.

2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 196-200 8547733.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Chikhalkar, A, Zhang, C, Faleev, N, Honsberg, C & King, R 2018, Passivation of polycrystalline Ga_0.37In_0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate. in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC., 8547733, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 196-200, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547733

Chikhalkar A, Zhang C, Faleev N, Honsberg C , King R. Passivation of polycrystalline Ga_0.37In_0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 196-200. 8547733 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547733

Chikhalkar, Abhinav ; Zhang, Chaomin ; Faleev, Nikolai ; Honsberg, Christiana ; King, Richard. / Passivation of polycrystalline Ga_0.37In_0.63P - An emerging 1.7eV bandgap top cell candidate. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 196-200

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