We directly grow a lattice matched GalnP/GalnAs/GalnNAs/Ge (1.88 eVil .42 eVil .05 eV/0.67eV) four-junction (4J) solar cell on a Ge substrate by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition technology. To solve the...We directly grow a lattice matched GalnP/GalnAs/GalnNAs/Ge (1.88 eVil .42 eVil .05 eV/0.67eV) four-junction (4J) solar cell on a Ge substrate by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition technology. To solve the current limit of the GalnNAs sub cell, we design three kinds of anti-reflection coatings and adjust the base region thickness of the GalnNAs sub cell. Developed by a series of experiments, the external quantum efficiency of the GalnNAs sub cell exceeds 80%, and its current density reaches 11.24 mA/cm2. Therefore the current limit of the 4J solar cell is significantly improved. Moreover, we discuss the difference of test results between 4J and GalnP/GalnAs/Ge solar cells under the 1 sun AMO spectrum.展开更多
文摘We directly grow a lattice matched GalnP/GalnAs/GalnNAs/Ge (1.88 eVil .42 eVil .05 eV/0.67eV) four-junction (4J) solar cell on a Ge substrate by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition technology. To solve the current limit of the GalnNAs sub cell, we design three kinds of anti-reflection coatings and adjust the base region thickness of the GalnNAs sub cell. Developed by a series of experiments, the external quantum efficiency of the GalnNAs sub cell exceeds 80%, and its current density reaches 11.24 mA/cm2. Therefore the current limit of the 4J solar cell is significantly improved. Moreover, we discuss the difference of test results between 4J and GalnP/GalnAs/Ge solar cells under the 1 sun AMO spectrum.