AMPS-1D simulation examination of the measured performance of a PbSe QD tandem solar cell structure

Author

Nguyen, Ngac Ky ; Jiang, Z. ; Forgie, K. ; Nam, Wook Jun ; Xu, Jie ; Fonash, Stephen J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Mech., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

16-21 June 2013

Abstract

Lead selenide (PbSe) quantum-dot (QD) tandem and corresponding single junction solar cell structures have been fabricated and compared. Transparent organics are used for electron blocking/hole transport and zinc oxide (ZnO) is used for hole blocking/electron transport layer functions. Device light current-voltage behavior shows that recombination at the tandem inter-solar cell region is required to support the tandem photocurrent. AMPS-1D modeling is used to elucidate the tandem and single solar cell band diagrams and the current flow mechanisms.

Keywords

electron transport theory; elemental semiconductors; lead compounds; photoconductivity; selenium compounds; semiconductor quantum dots; solar cells; zinc compounds; AMPS-1D simulation examination; current flow mechanisms; electron blocking; electron transport layer functions; hole blocking; hole transport; lead selenide quantum-dot tandem solar cell structure; light current-voltage behavior; performance measurement; single junction solar cell structures; single solar cell band diagrams; tandem intersolar cell region; tandem photocurrent; transparent organics; zinc oxide; Charge carrier processes; Junctions; Materials; Periodic structures; Photovoltaic cells; Quantum dots; Zinc oxide; PbSe; current-voltage characteristics; quantum dots; semiconductor device modeling; tandem solar cells;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2013 IEEE 39th

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744152

Filename

6744152