HVPE-Grown GaAs//Si Tandem Device Performance

Kaitlyn Vansant; John Simon; Manuel Schnabel; John Geisz; Kevin Schulte; Aaron Ptak; Michelle Young; David Guiling; Waldo Olavarria; Michael Rienaecker; Henning Schulte-Huxel; Raphael Niepelt; Sarah Kajari-Schroeder; Rolf Brendel; Robby Peibst; Adele Tamboli

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547889

HVPE-Grown GaAs//Si Tandem Device Performance

Kaitlyn Vansant
, John Simon
, Manuel Schnabel
, John Geisz
, Kevin Schulte
, Aaron Ptak
, Michelle Young
, David Guiling
, Waldo Olavarria
, Michael Rienaecker
, Henning Schulte-Huxel
, Raphael Niepelt
, Sarah Kajari-Schroeder
, Rolf Brendel
, Robby Peibst
, Adele Tamboli

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Research › peer review

Abstract

The performance of III-V//Si tandem devices has successfully exceeded the theoretical efficiency limit of single junction Si devices (29.4%) yet the costs associated with these high-efficiency tandem devices are still too high to compete with today's conventional Si solar cells. Recent cost modeling efforts suggest that hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) could be adopted as an alternative growth technique to metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) because the costs of HVPE are substantially lower and the performance of devices fabricated from HVPE materials are continuously improving. This study reports on our first results of a HVPE-grown GaAs top cell mechanically stacked on a Si bottom cell.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2776-2778
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538685297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547889
Publication status	Published - 26 Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

HVPE
MOCVD
multi-junction solar cells
photovoltaic cells
Solar energy
tandems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Vansant, K., Simon, J., Schnabel, M., Geisz, J., Schulte, K., Ptak, A., Young, M., Guiling, D., Olavarria, W., Rienaecker, M., Schulte-Huxel, H., Niepelt, R., Kajari-Schroeder, S., Brendel, R., Peibst, R., & Tamboli, A. (2018). HVPE-Grown GaAs//Si Tandem Device Performance. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 2776-2778). Article 8547889 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547889

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HVPE-Grown GaAs//Si Tandem Device Performance. / Vansant, Kaitlyn; Simon, John; Schnabel, Manuel et al.
2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 2776-2778 8547889.

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HVPE-Grown GaAs//Si Tandem Device Performance

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