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  4. 68.9% Efficient GaAs-Based Photonic Power Conversion Enabled by Photon Recycling and Optical Resonance
 
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2021
Journal Article
Title

68.9% Efficient GaAs-Based Photonic Power Conversion Enabled by Photon Recycling and Optical Resonance

Abstract
For solar cells operating under the broad-band solar spectrum, the photovoltaic conversion efficiency is fundamentally limited by transmission and thermalization losses. For monochromatic light, these losses can be minimized by matching the photon energy and the absorber material's bandgap energy. Furthermore, for high-crystal-quality direct semiconductors, radiative recombination dominates the minority carrier recombination. Light-trapping schemes can leverage reabsorption of thereby internally generated photons. Such photon recycling increases the effective excess carrier concentration, which, in turn, increases photovoltage and consequently conversion efficiency. Herein, a back surface reflector underneath a GaAs/AlGaAs rear-heterojunction structure leverages photon recycling to effectively reduce radiative recombination losses and therefore boost the photovoltage. At the same time, resonance in the created optical cavity is tailored to enhance near-bandgap absorption and, thus, minimize thermalization loss. With a thin film process and a combined dielectric-metal reflector, an unprecedented photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 68.9 ± 2.8% under 858 nm monochromatic light at an irradiance of 11.4 W cm−2 is demonstrated.
Author(s)
Helmers, Henning  
Lopez, E.
Höhn, Oliver  
Lackner, David  
Schön, Jonas  
Schauerte, Meike
Schachtner, Michael  
Dimroth, Frank  
Bett, Andreas W.  
Journal
Physica status solidi. Rapid research letters  
Open Access
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CC BY-NC 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
DOI
10.24406/publica-r-268675
10.1002/pssr.202100113
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE  
Keyword(s)
  • Photovoltaik

  • back reflector

  • Optical Power Transmission

  • photonic power

  • photonic power converter

  • photon recycling

  • resonance

  • III-V- und Konzentrator-Photovoltaik

  • III-V Epitaxie und Solarzellen

  • Power-by-Light

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