Impact of the III-V/Ge nucleation routine on the performance of high efficiency multijunction solar cells
2019
Barrutia Poncela, Laura | García Vara, Iván | Barrigón Montañés, Enrique | Ochoa Gómez, Mario | Algora del Valle, Carlos | Rey-Stolle Prado, Ignacio
This paper addresses the influence of III-V nucleation routines on Ge substrates for the growth of high efficiency multijunction solar cells. Three exemplary nucleation routines with differences in thickness and temperature were evaluated. The resulting open circuit voltage of triple-junction solar cells with these designs is significantly affected (up to 50 mV for the best optimization routine), whereas minimal differences in short circuit current are observed. Electroluminescence measurements show that both the Ge bottom cell and the Ga(In)As middle cell present a VOC gain of 25 mV each. This result indicates that the first stages of the growth not only affect the Ge subcell itself but also to subsequent subcells. This study highlights the impact of the nucleation routine design in the performance of high efficiency multijunction solar cell based on Ge substrates.
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