Numerical investigation on the enhanced carrier collection efficiency of Ga-face GaN/InGaN p-i-n solar cells with polarization compensation interlayers

Optics Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 3500-3502

  Chang, Jih Yuan ^a   Liou, Bo Ting ^b   Lin, Han Wei ^a   Shih, Ya Hsuan ^a   Chang, Shu Hsuan ^a   Kuo, Yen Kuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LAYER; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CARRIER COLLECTION; DEGREE OF RELAXATION; GAN/INGAN; HETEROLAYERS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; POTENTIAL BARRIERS;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE FILMS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 80052440432     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: 15394794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.36.003500     Document Type: Article

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