Tunable graphene/indium phosphide heterostructure solar cells

被引:59
作者
Wang, Peng [1 ]
Li, Xiaoqiang [1 ]
Xu, Zhijuan [1 ]
Wu, Zhiqian [1 ]
Zhang, Shengjiao [1 ]
Xu, Wenli [1 ]
Zhong, Huikai [1 ]
Chen, Hongsheng [1 ]
Li, Erping [1 ]
Luo, Jikui [1 ]
Yu, Qingkai [2 ,3 ]
Lin, Shisheng [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Informat Sci & Elect Engn, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] SW Texas State Univ, Ingram Sch Engn, San Marcos, TX 78666 USA
[3] SW Texas State Univ, MSEC, San Marcos, TX 78666 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Graphene; Indium phosphide; Schottky junction; Solar cells; P-N-JUNCTIONS; HIGH-QUALITY; ENERGY-CONVERSION; CARRIER LIFETIME; FILMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ANTIREFLECTION; RECOMBINATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; GENERATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.03.023
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Graphene based van der Waals heterostructure has attracted wide attention recently, especially for graphene/semiconductor Schottky junction. Herein, through delicately designing and engineering the van der Waals heterostructure between graphene and indium phosphide (InP), which has a suitable bandgap of 1.34 eV for solar energy conversion, we have achieved graphene/p-InP solar cells with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.3% under AM 1.5G illumination. The chemical doping or electrical field modulation has been used to tune the Fermi level of graphene, which leads to a PCE of 5.6% for the device under gating effect. Furthermore, the interface recombination rate could be reduced while graphene is doped or gated, as evidenced by transient photoluminescence measurements. Considering the stability of cell performance under illumination and the high resistance to space irradiation damage of InP, graphene/InP heterojunction may be promising for special applications such as space solar cells. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:509 / 517
页数:9
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