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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 106, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.3213366
Keywords
current density; gallium arsenide; III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; infrared spectra; light scattering; nanoparticles; photoconductivity; refractive index; semiconductor quantum dots; semiconductor quantum wells; solar cells
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- NSF [DMR 0806755]
- DoE [DE-FG36086018016]
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InAs quantum dots have been used to extend the absorption edge of InGaAs/GaAs quantum well solar cells from 940 to similar to 1100 nm. In order to improve absorption of infrared radiation by the thin (300 nm) active layer, we exploit its high refractive index, which acts as a waveguide for certain frequencies of light. Surface-deposited nanoparticles scatter incident radiation into waveguide modes of the devices, yielding improved infrared photocurrent generation of at least 10% at all wavelengths between 700 and 1100 nm, short-circuit current density increases of up to 16%, and corresponding gains in power conversion efficiency.
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