Carrier time-of-flight measurement using a probe structure for direct evaluation of carrier transport in multiple quantum well solar cells

K Toprasertpong, N Kasamatsu, H Fujii… - IEEE Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Carrier transport across multiple quantum well (MQW) structures inserted in the i-region of a
pin diode is an important mechanism that determines the performance of MQW solar cells …

Comparison of electron and hole mobilities in multiple-quantum-well solar cells using a time-of-flight technique

K Toprasertpong, T Tanibuchi, H Fujii… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Understanding of transport dynamics of both electrons and holes in quantum-structure solar
cells is essential for their structure design and performance enhancement. By applying our …

Carrier escape time and temperature-dependent carrier collection efficiency of tunneling-enhanced multiple quantum well solar cells

K Toprasertpong, H Fujii, Y Wang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tunneling enhancement of cell performance in InGaAs/GaAsP multiple quantum well (MQW)
solar cells has been studied to investigate the potential in overcoming the carrier collection …

Effect of quantum well on the efficiency of carrier collection in InGaAs/GaAsP multiple quantum well solar cells

H Fujii, K Watanabe, M Sugiyama… - Japanese Journal of …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
For a quantitative evaluation of the carrier transport dynamics of multiple quantum well
(MQW) solar cells, carrier collection efficiency (CCE) was defined and its measurement …

Enhanced carrier escape in MSQW solar cell and its impact on photovoltaics performance

Y Wen, Y Wang, K Watanabe… - IEEE Journal of …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A multiple stepped quantum wells (MSQWs) solar cell, in which GaAs stepped-potential
layers are sandwiched between strain-balanced InGaAs wells and GaAsP barriers, has …

Effective drift mobility approximation in multiple quantum-well solar cell

K Toprasertpong, T Inoue, K Watanabe… - Physics, Simulation …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Multiple quantum well (MQW) solar cells have been explored as one promising next-
generation solar cells toward high conversion efficiency. However, the dynamics of …

Impacts of ambipolar carrier escape on current-voltage characteristics in a type-I quantum-well solar cell

M Jo, Y Ding, T Noda, T Mano, Y Sakuma… - Applied Physics …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
We study the current-voltage characteristics of a GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well solar cell
(QWSC) at different temperatures. The photocurrent of the QWSC decreases from the short …

Compensation doping in InGaAs/GaAsP multiple quantum well solar cells for efficient carrier transport and improved cell performance

H Fujii, Y Wang, K Watanabe, M Sugiyama… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
A major challenge for multiple quantum well (MQW) solar cells is to extract sufficient photo-
excited carriers to an external circuit through the MQW region under forward bias. The …

Carrier generation and transport in InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum well solar cells

Y Yazawa, T Kitatani, J Minemura… - Proceedings of 1994 …, 1994 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Carrier generation and transport properties of GaAs pin structure solar cells incorporating an
In/sub x/Ga/sub 1-x/As/GaAs multiple quantum well (MQW) are reported. In this type of solar …

Effects of carrier escape and capture processes on quantum well solar cells: a theoretical investigation

CY Tsai, CY Tsai - IET optoelectronics, 2009 - IET
A theoretical model is proposed to study the effects of carrier escape and capture processes
on the photocurrent of quantum well solar cells (QWSCs). The results show that solar cells …