Quantum Dot-Based Thin-Film III–V Solar Cells

F. Cappelluti; A. Tukiainen; T. Aho; F. Elsehrawy; N. Gruginskie; M. van Eerden; G. Bissels; A. Tibaldi; G. J. Bauhuis; P. Mulder; A. Khalili; E. Vlieg; J. J. Schermer; M. Guina

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35813-6_1

Quantum Dot-Based Thin-Film III–V Solar Cells

F. Cappelluti, A. Tukiainen, T. Aho, F. Elsehrawy, N. Gruginskie, M. van Eerden, G. Bissels, A. Tibaldi, G. J. Bauhuis, P. Mulder, A. Khalili, E. Vlieg, J. J. Schermer, M. Guina

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In this work, we report our recent results in the development of thin-film III–V solar cells fabricated by epitaxial lift-off (ELO) combining quantum dots (QD) and light management structures. Possible paths to overcome two of the most relevant issues posed by quantum dot solar cells (QDSC), namely, the degradation of open circuit voltage and the weak photon harvesting by QDs, are evaluated both theoretically and experimentally. High open circuit voltage QDSCs grown by molecular beam epitaxy are demonstrated, both in wafer-based and ELO thin-film configuration. This paves the way to the implementation in the genuine thin-film structure of advanced photon management approaches to enhance the QD photocurrent and to further optimize the photovoltage. We show that the use of light trapping is essential to attain high-efficiency QDSCs. Based on transport and rigorous electromagnetic simulations, we derive design guidelines towards light-trapping enhanced thin-film QDSCs with efficiency higher than 28% under unconcentrated light, ambient temperature. If photon recycling can be fully exploited, 30% efficiency is deemed to be feasible. Towards this goal, results on the development and integration of optimized planar and micro-patterned mirrors, diffractive gratings and broadband antireflection coatings are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Quantum Dot Optoelectronic Devices
Editors	Peng Yu, Zhiming M. Wang
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-48
Number of pages	48
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-35813-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-35812-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35813-6_1
Publication status	Published - 2020
Publication type	A3 Book chapter

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Name	Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Volume	27
ISSN (Print)	2195-2159
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-2167

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quantum dots
solar cell
Semiconducting III-V Materials

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Materials Science (miscellaneous)

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Cappelluti, F., Tukiainen, A., Aho, T., Elsehrawy, F., Gruginskie, N., van Eerden, M., Bissels, G., Tibaldi, A., Bauhuis, G. J., Mulder, P., Khalili, A., Vlieg, E., Schermer, J. J., & Guina, M. (2020). Quantum Dot-Based Thin-Film III–V Solar Cells. In P. Yu, & Z. M. Wang (Eds.), Quantum Dot Optoelectronic Devices (pp. 1-48). (Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology; Vol. 27). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35813-6_1

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