Polarization effect on the photovoltaic characteristics of Al 0.14Ga 0.86N/In 0.21Ga 0.79N superlattice solar cells

Yen Kuang Kuo; Han Wei Lin; Jih Yuan Chang; Yu Han Chen; Yi An Chang

doi:10.1109/LED.2012.2200229

Polarization effect on the photovoltaic characteristics of Al _0.14Ga _0.86N/In _0.21Ga _0.79N superlattice solar cells

Yen Kuang Kuo, Han Wei Lin, Jih Yuan Chang, Yu Han Chen, Yi An Chang

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Abstract

The influence of spontaneous and strain-induced piezoelectric polarizations on the photovoltaic characteristics of an Al _0.14Ga _0.86N/In _0.21Ga _0.79N superlattice (SL) solar cell is numerically investigated. The simulation results show that, compared with the conventional p-i-n structure, the Al _0.14Ga _0.86N/In _0.21Ga _0.79N SL solar cell has better photovoltaic characteristics and is less sensitive to the effect of internal polarization. Therefore, the use of an SL structure in the III-nitride solar cells is advantageous if both the polarization effect and the crystal quality are of major concern.

Original language	English
Article number	6230603
Pages (from-to)	1159-1161
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Electron Device Letters
Volume	33
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2012.2200229
Publication status	Published - 2012 Jul 9

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Kuo, Y. K., Lin, H. W., Chang, J. Y., Chen, Y. H., & Chang, Y. A. (2012). Polarization effect on the photovoltaic characteristics of Al _0.14Ga _0.86N/In _0.21Ga _0.79N superlattice solar cells. IEEE Electron Device Letters, 33(8), 1159-1161. [6230603]. https://doi.org/10.1109/LED.2012.2200229

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