Solar cells having a transparent composition-graded buffer layer

    公开(公告)号:US10566485B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US13555725

    申请日:2012-07-23

    摘要: A solar cell includes a first layer having a first-layer lattice parameter, a second layer having a second-layer lattice parameter different from the first-layer lattice parameter, wherein the second layer includes a photoactive second-layer material; and a third layer having a third-layer lattice parameter different from the second-layer lattice parameter, wherein the third layer includes a photoactive third-layer material. A transparent buffer layer extends between and contacts the second layer and the third layer and has a buffer-layer lattice parameter that varies with increasing distance from the second layer toward the third layer, so as to lattice match to the second layer and to the third layer. There may be additional subcell layers and buffer layers in the solar cell.

    Solar cells having a transparent composition-graded buffer layer
    2.
    发明授权
    Solar cells having a transparent composition-graded buffer layer 有权
    具有透明组成梯度缓冲层的太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US08227689B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-24

    申请号:US10868080

    申请日:2004-06-15

    IPC分类号: H01L31/00

    摘要: A solar cell includes a first layer having a first-layer lattice parameter, a second layer having a second-layer lattice parameter different from the first-layer lattice parameter, wherein the second layer includes a photoactive second-layer material; and a third layer having a third-layer lattice parameter different from the second-layer lattice parameter, wherein the third layer includes a photoactive third-layer material. A transparent buffer layer extends between and contacts the second layer and the third layer and has a buffer-layer lattice parameter that varies with increasing distance from the second layer toward the third layer, so as to lattice match to the second layer and to the third layer. There may be additional subcell layers and buffer layers in the solar cell.

    摘要翻译: 太阳能电池包括具有第一层晶格参数的第一层,具有不同于第一层晶格参数的第二层晶格参数的第二层,其中第二层包括光活性第二层材料; 以及具有不同于所述第二层晶格参数的第三层晶格参数的第三层,其中所述第三层包括光活性第三层材料。 透明缓冲层在第二层和第三层之间延伸并接触第二层和第三层,并且具有随着从第二层朝向第三层的距离的增加而变化的缓冲层晶格参数,以便与第二层和第三层的晶格匹配 层。 在太阳能电池中可能存在附加的子电池层和缓冲层。

    Multijunction solar cell having a lattice mismatched GrIII-GrV-X layer and a composition-graded buffer layer
    3.
    发明授权
    Multijunction solar cell having a lattice mismatched GrIII-GrV-X layer and a composition-graded buffer layer 有权
    具有晶格失配的GrIII-GrV-X层和组成梯度缓冲层的多结太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US07807921B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-05

    申请号:US10868079

    申请日:2004-06-15

    IPC分类号: H01L31/00

    摘要: A multijunction solar cell includes a first photoactive subcell layer having a first-subcell lattice parameter and a composition including (a) at least one Group III element, at least one Group V element other than (nitrogen, phosphorus), and (nitrogen, phosphorus), or (b) a material selected from the group including GaInAsBi, GaInAsSb, GaInAsP, ZnGeAs2, or BGaInAs. The multijunction solar cell also has a substrate having a substrate lattice parameter different from the first-subcell lattice parameter, and a composition-graded buffer layer between the first photoactive subcell layer and the substrate and having a buffer-layer lattice parameter graded between the first-subcell lattice parameter and the substrate lattice parameter. The substrate may be a second photoactive subcell layer having a second-subcell lattice parameter different from the first-subcell lattice parameter and sensitive to a second-photoactive-subcell-layer wavelength, and the buffer layer is transparent to the second-photoactive-subcell-layer wavelength.

    摘要翻译: 多结太阳能电池包括具有第一子电池晶格参数的第一光活性子电池层和包含(a)至少一种III族元素,除(氮,磷)以外的至少一种V族元素和(氮,磷) )或(b)选自包括GaInAsBi,GaInAsSb,GaInAsP,ZnGeAs2或BGaInAs的材料的材料。 所述多结太阳能电池还具有基板,其具有不同于所述第一子电池晶格参数的基板晶格参数,以及在所述第一光活性子电池层和所述基板之间的组成梯度缓冲层,并且具有在所述第一子电池晶格参数之间分级的缓冲层晶格参数 子单元晶格参数和衬底晶格参数。 衬底可以是具有与第一子电池晶格参数不同的第二子电池晶格参数并且对第二光活性 - 子电池层波长敏感的第二光活性子电池层,并且缓冲层对第二光活性子电池是透明的 层波长。

    Heterojunction Solar Cell
    10.
    发明申请
    Heterojunction Solar Cell 有权
    异质结太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US20120031478A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-09

    申请号:US12852574

    申请日:2010-08-09

    IPC分类号: H01L31/109

    摘要: A solar cell including a base semiconductor layer having a first bandgap, an emitter semiconductor layer having a second bandgap and a depletion semiconductor layer positioned between the base semiconductor layer and the emitter semiconductor layer, the depletion semiconductor layer having a third bandgap, wherein the third bandgap is greater than the first bandgap and the second bandgap.

    摘要翻译: 一种太阳能电池,包括具有第一带隙的基底半导体层,具有第二带隙的发射极半导体层和位于所述基底半导体层和所述发射极半导体层之间的耗尽半导体层,所述耗尽半导体层具有第三带隙,其中所述第三带隙 带隙大于第一带隙和第二带隙。