A highly efficient hybrid CdS-GaAs solar cell

H. C. Chen; Chien-Chung Lin; Y. L. Tsai; H. V. Han; Pei-Chen Yu; Hao-Chung Kuo

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318230

A highly efficient hybrid CdS-GaAs solar cell

H. C. Chen^*, Chien-Chung Lin, Y. L. Tsai, H. V. Han, Pei-Chen Yu, Hao-Chung Kuo

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel design of hybrid solar cell combining traditional GaAs-based solar cell with colloidal CdS quantum dots (QDs) is demonstrated. By applying CdS QDs on the surface of GaAs device, we can obtain an effective anti-reflection coating at long wavelength. Moreover, due to its strong absorption at ultraviolet range and efficient light emission at blue photon, CdS quantum dots can down-convert the high-energy UV photons into visible ones, which are more easily to be collected in GaAs solar cell. The short circuit current and power conversion efficiency of this new device increases by 21% and 18.9%, respectively, when we compare them to the uncoated GaAs solar cell. An increase of the surface photoconductivity was also detected due to UV presence, and the fill factor of the CdS QDs solar cell can be improved accordingly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Pages	3073-3075
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318230
State	Published - 26 Nov 2012
Event	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 3 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012

Publication series

Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

Conference

Conference	38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Country	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	3/06/12 → 8/06/12

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Chen, HC, Lin, C-C, Tsai, YL, Han, HV, Yu, P-C & Kuo, H-C 2012, A highly efficient hybrid CdS-GaAs solar cell. in Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012., 6318230, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 3073-3075, 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012, Austin, TX, United States, 3/06/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318230

A highly efficient hybrid CdS-GaAs solar cell. / Chen, H. C.; Lin, Chien-Chung; Tsai, Y. L.; Han, H. V.; Yu, Pei-Chen ; Kuo, Hao-Chung.

Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012. 2012. p. 3073-3075 6318230 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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