Heterojunction Band Offset Limitations on Open-Circuit Voltage in p-ZnTe/n-ZnSe Solar Cells

Autor: Teran, A., Chen, C., López, E., Linares, P.G., Artacho Huertas, Irene, Martí Vega, Antonio, Luque López, Antonio, Phillips, J.D.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, ISSN 2156-3381, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 3
Archivo Digital UPM
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Popis: Limitations on the open-circuit voltage of p-ZnTe/n-ZnSe heterojunction solar cells are studied via current-voltage (I-V) measurements under solar concentration and at variable temperature. The open-circuit voltage reaches a maximum value of 1.95 V at 77 K and 199 suns. The open-circuit voltage shows good agreement with the calculated built-in potential of 2.00 V at 77 K. These results suggest that the open-circuit voltage is limited by heterojunction band offsets associated with the type-II heterojunction band lineup, rather than the bandgap energy of the ZnTe absorber material.
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