InP/GaInP nanowire tunnel diodes  

作　　者：Xulu Zeng Gaute Otnes Magnus Heurlin Renato T Mourao Magnus T Borgstrom 

机构地区：[1]Solid State Physics, NanoLund, Department of Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, Lund 5E-22100, Sweden [2]Instituto de Fisica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, Rio de Janeiro 21941-972, Brazil

出　　处：《Nano Research》2018年第5期2523-2531,共9页纳米研究（英文版）

摘　　要：Semiconductor nanowire （NW） solar cells with a single p-n junction have exhibited efficiency comparable to that of their planar counterparts with a substantial reduction in material consumption. Tandem geometry is a path toward the fabrication of devices with even higher efficiencies, for which a key step is the fabrication of tunnel （Esaki） diodes within NWs with the correct diameter, pitch, and material combination for maximized efficiency. InP/GaInP and GaInP/InP NW tunnel diodes with band gap combinations corresponding to high-efficiency solar energy harvesting were fabricated and their electrical characteristics and material properties were compared. Four different configurations, with respect to material composition and doping, were investigated. The NW arrays were grown with metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy from Au particles by use of nano-imprint lithography, metal evaporation and lift-off. Electrical measurements showed that the NWs behave as tunnel diodes in both InP （bottom）/GaInP （top） and GaInP （bottom）/InP （top） configurations, exhibiting a maximum peak current density of 25 A/cm^2, and maximum peak to valley current ratio of 2.5 at room temperature. The realization of NW tunnel diodes in both InP/GaInP and GaInP/InP configurations represent an opportunity for the use of NW tandem solar cells, whose efficiency is independent of the growth order of the different materials, increasing the flexibility regarding dopant incorporation polarity.Semiconductor nanowire （NW） solar cells with a single p-n junction have exhibited efficiency comparable to that of their planar counterparts with a substantial reduction in material consumption. Tandem geometry is a path toward the fabrication of devices with even higher efficiencies, for which a key step is the fabrication of tunnel （Esaki） diodes within NWs with the correct diameter, pitch, and material combination for maximized efficiency. InP/GaInP and GaInP/InP NW tunnel diodes with band gap combinations corresponding to high-efficiency solar energy harvesting were fabricated and their electrical characteristics and material properties were compared. Four different configurations, with respect to material composition and doping, were investigated. The NW arrays were grown with metal-organic vapor-phase epitaxy from Au particles by use of nano-imprint lithography, metal evaporation and lift-off. Electrical measurements showed that the NWs behave as tunnel diodes in both InP （bottom）/GaInP （top） and GaInP （bottom）/InP （top） configurations, exhibiting a maximum peak current density of 25 A/cm^2, and maximum peak to valley current ratio of 2.5 at room temperature. The realization of NW tunnel diodes in both InP/GaInP and GaInP/InP configurations represent an opportunity for the use of NW tandem solar cells, whose efficiency is independent of the growth order of the different materials, increasing the flexibility regarding dopant incorporation polarity.

关 键 词：NANOWIRE tunnel diode INP GAINP tandem junction solar cell 

分 类 号：O552.2[理学—热学与物质分子运动论] TN312.2[理学—物理]