GaInN-Based Solar Cells Using Strained-Layer GaInN/GaInN Superlattice Active Layer on a Freestanding GaN Substrate

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Kuwahara, Yousuke [1 ]
Fujii, Takahiro [1 ]
Sugiyama, Toru [1 ]
Iida, Daisuke [1 ]
Isobe, Yasuhiro [1 ]
Fujiyama, Yasuharu [1 ]
Morita, Yoshiki [1 ]
Iwaya, Motoaki [1 ]
Takeuchi, Tetsuya [1 ]
Kamiyama, Satoshi [1 ]
Akasaki, Isamu [1 ]
Amano, Hiroshi [2 ,3 ]
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[1] Meijo Univ, Fac Sci & Technol, Nagoya, Aichi 4688502, Japan
[2] Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Nagoya, Aichi 4648603, Japan
[3] Nagoya Univ, Akasaki Res Ctr, Nagoya, Aichi 4648603, Japan
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10.1143/APEX.4.021001
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High-performance GaInN-based solar cells with high open-circuit voltage, high short-circuit current density, and good fill factor have been obtained using a combination of two different GaInN superlattice structures. The GaInN barrier thicknesses (3 and 0.6 nm) in both superlattice structures were optimized, resulting in a thick GaInN-based active layer with a low pit density in the device. The conversion efficiency is approximately 2.5% under a solar simulator of air mass 1.5G and an irradiation intensity of 155mW/cm(2). (C) 2011 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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