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Interpretation of photovoltaic performance of n-ZnO:Al/ZnS:Cr/p-GaP solar cell
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Nematollahi, Mohammadreza and López Estrada, Esther and Ramiro González, Íñigo and García-Linares Fontes, Pablo and Antolín Fernández, Elisa and Artacho Huertas, Irene and Tablero Crespo, César and Karhu, Eric and Reenaas, Turid W. and Martí Vega, Antonio (2017). Interpretation of photovoltaic performance of n-ZnO:Al/ZnS:Cr/p-GaP solar cell. "Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells", v. 169 ; pp. 56-60. ISSN 0927-0248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.003.
Description
| Title: | Interpretation of photovoltaic performance of n-ZnO:Al/ZnS:Cr/p-GaP solar cell |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Título de Revista/Publicación: | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells |
| Date: | September 2017 |
| ISSN: | 0927-0248 |
| Volume: | 169 |
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| Freetext Keywords: | Deep-level intermediate band solar cell; Transition-metal-doped semiconductor; Cr-doped ZnS; Thermal carrier escape |
| Faculty: | Instituto de Energía Solar (IES) (UPM) |
| Department: | Electrónica Física |
| Creative Commons Licenses: | Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial |
Abstract
We investigate Cr-doped ZnS (ZnS: Cr) as a potential deep-level intermediate band material for high efficiency solar cells. We study n-ZnO:Al/ZnS:Cr/p-GaP heterojunction cell for the first time, and this paper presents an interpretation of the performance of the solar cell in the framework of intermediate band solar cells. We conclude that the ZnS:Cr used in this work has two characteristic energy levels at 0.88 eV and 2.68 eV below the conduction band. This material also has a quasi-continuum of energy levels between the former level and the valence band maximum. This quasi-continuum results in thermal carrier escape that limits the open-circuit voltage to the lowest energy gap in ZnS: Cr, ≃0.8 V.
Funding Projects
| Type | Code | Acronym | Leader | Title |
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| Madrid Regional Government | S2013/MAE-2780 | MADRID-PV | Unspecified | Unspecified |
More information
| Item ID: | 50075 |
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| DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/50075/ |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:50075 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.003 |
| Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927024817302209?via%3Dihub |
| Deposited by: | Memoria Investigacion |
| Deposited on: | 23 May 2021 08:32 |
| Last Modified: | 23 May 2021 08:32 |
