Quantum-well structures for photovoltaic energy conversion

Thin Films

Volumn 21, Issue C, 1995, Pages 311-368

  Nelson, Jenny ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001375047     PISSN: 10794050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-4050(06)80007-4     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. M. A. Green, K. Emery, K. Bucher, and D. L. King, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 3, 51 (1995).
2. C. H. Henry, J. Appl. Phys. 51, 4494 (1980).
3. K. W. J. Barnham and G. Duggan, J. Appl. Phys. 67, 3490 (1990).
4. K. W. J. Barnham, B. Braun, J. Nelson, M. Paxman, C. Button, J. S. Roberts, and C. T. Foxon, Appl. Phys. Lett. 59(1), 135 (1991).
5. K. W. J. Barnham, J. Barnes, G. Haarpaintner, J. Nelson, M. Paxman, C. T. Foxon, and J. S. Roberts, MRS Bulletin XVIII, 10, 51 (1993).
6. F. W. Ragay, J. H. Wolter, A. Marti and G. L. Araujo, Experimental Analysis of GaAs-InGaAs MQW Solar Cells, "First World Energy Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion," Hawaii, Dec. 1994.
7. S. M. Sze, "Physics of Semiconductor Devices," Wiley, New York, 1981.
8. F. C. Treble, ed., "Generating Electricity from the Sun," Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1991.
9. H. J. Hovel, "Semiconductor and Semimetals," Vol. 11, Academic Press, 1975.
10. C.-T. Sah, R. N. Noyce and W. Shockley, Proc. Instn. Radio Eng. 45, 1228 (1957).
11. G. L. Araujo and A. Marti, Proc. 11th EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, 142 (1992).
12. W. Van Roosbroeck and W. Shockley, Phys. Rev. 94, 1558 (1954).
13. G. L. Araujo, A. Marti, F. W. Ragay, and J. H. Wolter, Proc. 12th EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, II, 1481, H. S. Stephens and Associates (1994).
14. K. A. Bertness, S. R. Kurtz, D. J. Friedman, A. E. Kibbler, C. Kramer, and J. M. Olson, Applied Physics Lett. 65, 989 (1994).
15. M. Paxman, J. Nelson, B. Braun, J. Connolly, K. W. J. Barnham, C. T. Foxon, and J. S. Roberts, J. Appl. Phys. 74, 614 (1993).
16. R. Corkish, "Limits to the Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cells," Ph.D. Thesis, University of New South Wales, Australia, 1993.
17. P. Renaud, M. F. Vilelea, A. Freundlich, A. Bensaoula, and N. Medelci, Modeling p-i(Multi Quantum Well)-n Solar Cells: A contribution for a near optimum design, "First World Energy Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, Dec. 1994."
18. J. Nelson, K. Barnham, J. Connolly, and G. Haarpaintner, "Quantum well solar cell dark currents," Proc. 12th EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, II, 1370 (1994).
19. M. S. Tyagi, "Introduction to semiconductor materials and devices," John Wiley, New York, 1991.
20. H. C. Hamaker, J. Appl. Phys. 58, 2344 (1985).
21. D. E. Aspnes, S. M. Kelso, R. A. Logan, and R. Bhat, J. Appl. Phys., 60, 754 (1986).
22. Also D. E. Aspnes, "Properties of GaAs," 2nd ed., Institution of Electrical Engineers, London, 1990.
23. G. Bastard, in "Wave Mechanics Applied to Semiconductor Heterostructures," Editions de Physique, pp. 63-101 (1986).
24. Also G. Bastard and J. A. Brum, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 22, 1625 (1986).
25. G. Bastard and J. A. Brum, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 22, 1625 (1986).
26. K. J. Moore, G. Duggan, K. Woodbridge, and C. Roberts, Phys. Rev. B, 41, 1090 (1990).
27. J. M. Mohaidat, K. Shum, W. B. Wang, and R. R. Alfano, J. Appl. Phys. 76, 5533 (1994).
28. Y. Yazawa, T. Kitatani, J. Minemura, K. Tamura, and T. Warabisako, Carrier Generation and Transport in InGaAs/GaAs Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells, "First World Energy Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, Dec. 1994."
29. J. Nelson, M. Paxman, K. W. J. Barnham, J. S. Roberts and C. Button, IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 29, 1460(1993).
30. J. M. Barnes, "An Experimental and Theoretical Study of GaAs/InGaAs Quantum Well Solar Cells and Carrier Escape from Quantum Wells," Ph.D. Thesis, University of London, 1994.
31. J. Barnes, T. Ali, K. W. J. Barnham, J. Nelson, E. S. M. Tsui, J. S. Roberts, M. A. Pate, and S. S. Dosanjh, Proc. 12th EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, II, 1374 (1994).
32. R. J. Schuelke, C. M. Maziar, and M. S. Lundstrom, Solar Cells 15, 73 (1986).
33. G. Sassi, J. Appl. Phys. 54, 5421 (1983).
34. 1-xAs Solar Cells," Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Conference, Warwick, England, 1994.
35. Also J. Connolly, Private Communication, 1995.
36. J. Osborne, M.Sc. Thesis, University of London, 1994.
37. J. W. Matthews and A. E. Blakeslee, J. Cryst. Growth 27, 118 (1974).
38. G. Duggan, Proc. SPIE 1283, 206 (1990).
39. A. Freundlich, V. Rossignol, M. F. Vilela, and P. Renaud, InP-Based Quantum Well Solar Cells Grown by Chemical Beam Epitaxy, "First World Energy Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, Dec. 1994."
40. A. Zachariou, Private Communication, (1995).
41. 1-xAs Material Systems, "First World Energy Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Hawaii, Dec. 1994."
42. R. N. Hall, Phys. Rev. 87, 387 (1952).
43. Also W. Shockley and W. T. Read, Phys. Rev. 87, 835 (1952).
44. F. W. Ragay, J. H. Wolter, A. Marti and G. L. Araujo, "Experimental Analysis of the Efficiency of MQW Solar Cells," Proc. 12th EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, II, 1429, H. S. Stephens and Associates (1994).
45. R. Corkish and M. Green, Proc. 23rd IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, I, 675 (1993).
46. G. L. Araujo and A. Marti, Electroluminescence Coupling in Multiple Quantum Well Diodes and Solar Cells, in press.
47. E. S. M. Tsui, J. Nelson, and K. W. J. Barnham, Determination of the quasi-Fermi level separation in single quantum well photodiodes, manuscript in preparation.
48. J. G. Werthen, B. A. Arau, C. W. Ford, N. R. Kaminar, M. S. Kuryla, M. L. Ristow, C. R. Lewis, H. F. MacMillan, and G. F. Virshup, "Recent Advances in High Efficiency InGaAs Concentrator Cells," Proc. 20th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, I, 640 (1988).
49. A. E. Blakeslee and K. W. Mitchell, U.S. Patent No. 4,278,474 (1981).
50. R. J. Chaffin, G. C. Osbourn, L. R. Dawson, and R. M. Biefield, in "Proceedings of the 18th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference," IEEE, New York, 1985, p. 776.
51. A. C. Varonides, "A New Heteroepitaxial InP/In(0.53)Ga(0.47)As (MQW) Novel n-i-p Solar Cell for Space Applications," Proc. 12th EC Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, II, 1366, H. S. Stephens and Associates (1994).
52. W. S. Pelouch, R. J. Ellingson, P. E. Powers, C. L. Tang, D. M. Szmud, and A. J. Nozik, Phys. Rev. B 45, 1450 (1992).
53. C. A. Parsons, M. W. Peterson, B. R. Thacker, J. A. Turner, and A. J. Nozik, J. Phys. Chem. 94, 1381 (1990).
54. F. W. Ragay, E. W. M. Ruigrok, and J. H. Wolter, GaAs Heterojunction Solar Cells with Increased Open Circuit Voltage, "First World Energy Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion", Hawaii, Dec. 1994.