Abstract
We succeeded in photovoltaic power generation of p-i-n solar cells utilizing epitaxial ZnlnON film with a wide band gap of 3.1 eV as the intrinsic layer, suitable for a top cell of tandem solar cells. The solar cell shows a high open circuit voltage (Voc) of 1.68 V under solar simulator light irradiation of 3.2 mW/cm2. The solar cell performance becomes worse under 100 mW/cm2, which is mainly attributed to the leakage current caused by crystal defects and grain boundaries. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the ZnlnON film has rather large tilt and twist angles and a high dislocation density of 7.62×1010 cm-2. Such low crystallinity is a bottleneck for high performance of the solar cells. Our results demonstrate a potential of epitaxial ZnlnON films as an intrinsic layer of wide band gap p-i-n solar cells with a high Voc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 53-57 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
Volume | 1741 |
Issue number | January |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 2014 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, United States Duration: Nov 30 2014 → Dec 5 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering