Theoretical study of c-GaN/GaAs single heterojunction solar cells
AUTOR(ES)
Cruz, Ana Gabriela Galicia, Solís, Mario Díaz, González, Leandro García, Torres, Julián Hernández, López, Máximo López, Puente, Gerardo Contreras, Rodríguez, Guillermo Santana, Peredo, Luis Zamora
FONTE
Matéria (Rio J.)
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
02/10/2017
RESUMO
ABSTRACT In this work a theoretical study of electrical behavior for a c-GaN/GaAs heterostructure as a photovoltaic device through a two-dimensional (2D) finite element numerical simulation is presented for a first time. I-V curves and electrical parameters like short circuit current (Isc), open circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) were obtained for n-i-p and n-p heterostructures with different thicknesses and doping of the layers by modeling heterostructures with characteristics parameters of this materials previously reported. As a result, an increment on Isc was observed by extending the thickness of i-GaAs layer from 12 mA/cm2 for thinner heterostructures to a maximum of ~32 mA/cm2 for heterostructures with i-GaAs layer >3000 nm and a decrease in Voc and FF in the range from ~1.06 V and 0.89 for n-p heterostructures to 0.75 V and 0.7 respectively for thicker i-GaAs layers allowing estimate maximum efficiencies between 23 and 25% for n-i-p and n-p configurations, respectively. This study allows demonstrating the potential of this type of heterostructures for solar cells applications, considering the possibility of using p-doping GaAs substrates for photovoltaics based in GaN.
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