Title :
Green LEDs and solar cells based on ZnTe-related materials
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Saga Univ., Saga, Japan
Abstract :
Recent research results on a green LED and solar cell based on ZnTe are reported. The wall plug efficiency of ZnTe LED has been improved to 0.15% by adopting a thin film structure, which is comparable to that of GaP-based green LED. The solar cell based on ZnTe with an efficiency of 1.42% has also been developed. The fundamental results on ZnTe solar cell provide a basis for future development of intermediate band solar cells based on ZnTe-related materials.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; electroluminescence; light emitting diodes; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; GaP-based green LED; ZnTe LED; ZnTe solar cell; ZnTe-related materials; future development; intermediate band solar cells; thin film structure; wall plug efficiency; Fabrication; Green products; Light emitting diodes; Photovoltaic cells; Substrates; Surface cleaning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
