Photovoltaics at the mesoscale: insights from quantum-kinetic simulation

U Aeberhard - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract This Topical Review discusses insights into the physical mechanisms of
nanostructure solar cell operation as provided by numerical device simulation using a state …

Epitaxial growth of metastable semiconductor alloys

GB Stringfellow - Journal of Crystal Growth, 2021 - Elsevier
The desire to access new alloys with desirable properties for semiconductor devices has
moved the field of semiconductor epitaxial growth into the region of metastable alloys, ie …

Suppression of phonon‐mediated hot carrier relaxation in type‐II InAs/AlAsxSb1 − x quantum wells: a practical route to hot carrier solar cells

H Esmaielpour, VR Whiteside, J Tang… - Progress in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
InAs/AlAsxSb1− x quantum wells are investigated for their potential as hot carrier solar cells.
Continuous wave power and temperature‐dependent photoluminescence indicate a …

Investigation of InAs/GaAs1− xSbx quantum dots for applications in intermediate band solar cells

Y Cheng, M Fukuda, VR Whiteside, MC Debnath… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QD) in a GaAs 1− x Sb x matrix are studied using
photoluminescence. Increasing the Sb composition in the GaAs 1− x Sb x matrix reduces the …

Investigation of AlInAsSb/GaSb tandem cells–A first step towards GaSb-based multi-junction solar cells

J Kret, J Tournet, S Parola, F Martinez… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
III-Sb semiconductors cover the whole 0.29–1.64 eV bandgap range, allowing us to grow
several subcells of a multi-junction solar cell lattice-matched to GaSb. Among III-Sb alloys …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and characterization of GaAs1− x− ySbxNy/GaAs heterostructures for multijunction solar cell applications

A Maros, N Faleev, RR King… - Journal of Vacuum Science …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The GaAsSbN dilute-nitride alloy can be grown lattice-matched to GaAs with a bandgap of 1
eV, making it an ideal candidate for use in multijunction solar cells. In this work, using …

[HTML][HTML] Carrier localization effects in GaAs1− xSbx/GaAs heterostructures

A Maros, NN Faleev, MI Bertoni, CB Honsberg… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
We investigated the structural and optical properties of GaAs 1− x Sb x/GaAs
heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs (001) substrates for Sb …

The effect and nature of N–H complexes in the control of the dominant photoluminescence transitions in UV-hydrogenated GaInNAs

CR Brown, NJ Estes, VR Whiteside, B Wang… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to its 1 eV band gap and GaAs-matched lattice constant, GaInNAs has long been
considered for use in four-junction multi-junction solar cells; but, material quality issues have …

Effect of molecular beam epitaxy growth conditions on phase separation in wide-bandgap InAlAsSb lattice-matched to InP

S Tomasulo, M Gonzalez, MP Lumb, CR Brown… - Journal of Crystal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In x Al 1-x As 1-y Sb y is the only III-V material lattice-matched to InP with a direct
bandgap energy range as large as~ 1.45–1.80 eV, making it interesting for multiple …

Atom-scale compositional distribution in InAlAsSb-based triple junction solar cells by atom probe tomography

J Hernández-Saz, M Herrera, FJ Delgado… - …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The analysis by atom probe tomography (APT) of InAlAsSb layers with applications in triple
junction solar cells (TJSCs) has shown the existence of In-and Sb-rich regions in the …