Evaluating the effect of dislocation on the photovoltaic performance of metamorphic tandem solar cells

The photovoltaic conversion efficiency for monolithic GaInP/GaInAs/Ge triple-junction cell with various bandgap combination (300 suns, AM1.5d) was theoretically calculated. An impressive improvement on conversion efficiency was observed for a bandgap combination of 1.708, 1.194, and 0.67 eV. A theoretical investigation was carried out on the effect of dislocation on the metamorphic structure's efficiency by regarding dislocation as minority-carrier recombination center. The results showed that only when dislocation density was less than 1.6x10(6) cm(-2), can this metamorphic combination exhibit its efficiency advantage over the fully-matched combination. In addition, we also briefly evaluated the lattice misfit dependence of the dislocation density for a group of metamorphic triple-junction system, and used it as guidance for the choice of the proper cell structure.

HIGH-QUALITY INGAP AND INGAP/INALP MULTIPLE-QUANTUM-WELL GROWN BY GAS-SOURCE MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY

Using gas-source molecular beam epitaxy, we have obtained high-quality GaInP and (AlGa)InP epilayers lattice-matched to (100) GaAs substrates. All grown layers exhibited mirror-like surfaces. For a 1.7 mum thick Ga0.5In0.5P film, the Hall electron mobility was 3400 and 30,000 CM2/V. s at 300 and 77 K, respectively. The luminescence wavelength of (AlxGa1-x)InP samples ranged from 680 nm (for GaInP) to 590 nm (for AlInP) at room temperature, and from 644 to 513 nm at 77 K. The multiple quantum well (MQW) structure with well width of 40 angstrom showed strong luminescence intensity with wavelength of 647 nm (300 K) or 622 nm (80 K). The satellite peaks can be detected in double-crystal X-ray (DCXR) diffraction measurements of the MQW samples, which indicates the perfect structural periodicity.

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF ORDERED GA0.5IN0.5P GROWN BY METALORGANIC VAPOR-PHASE EPITAXY

Optical properties of ordered Ga0.5In0.5P epitaxial layers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy are investigated by photoluminescence (PL) in a temperature range of 10-200 K using excitation power densities between 0.35 W/cm(2) and 20 W/cm(2). It is found that the intensity of the highest-energy PL peak of the ordered Ga0.5In0.5P epilayer decreases first, then increases and finally goes down again with increasing temperature. A model of ordered Ga0.5In0.5P epitaxial layers is proposed, in which the ordered Ga0.5In0.5P epilayer is regarded as a type-II quantum well structure with band-tail states, and the dependence of PL spectra on the temperature and excitation intensity is reasonably explained. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.

Thermal analysis and test for single concentrator solar cells

A thermal model for concentrator solar cells based on energy conservation principles was designed. Under 400X concentration with no cooling aid, the cell temperature would get up to about 1200℃.Metal plates were used as heat sinks for cooling the system, which remarkably reduce the cell temperature. For a fixed concentration ratio, the cell temperature reduced as the heat sink area increased. In order to keep the cell at a constant temperature, the heat sink area needs to increase linearly as a function of the concentration ratio. GaInP/GaAs/Ge triple-junction solar cells were fabricated to verify the model. A cell temperature of 37℃ was measured when using a heat sink at 400X concentratration.

808nm大功率无铝有源区非对称波导结构激光器

采用分别限制非对称波导结构,将光场从对称分布变为非对称分布,降低了载流子光吸收损耗,并允许p型区具有更高的掺杂水平,从而使器件电阻降低。对GaAsP/GaInP张应变单量子阱（SQW）非对称波导结构激光器的光场特性进行了理论分析,设计了波导层厚度,并制作了波长为808 nm的无铝有源区大功率半导体激光器.器件综合特性测试结果为

High power AlGaInP laser diodes with zinc-diffused window mirror structure

The technology of zinc-diffusion to improve catastrophic optical damage (COD) threshold of compressively strained GaInP/AlGaInP quantum well laser diodes has been introduced. After zinc-diffusion, about 20-μm-long region at each facet of laser diode has been formed to serve as the window of the lasing light. As a result, the COD threshold has been significantly improved due to the enlargement of bandgap by the zinc-diffusion induced quantum well intermixing, compared with that of the conventional non-window structure. 40-mW continuous wave output power with the fundamental transverse mode has been realized under room temperature for the 3.5-μm-wide ridge waveguide diode. The operation current is 84 mA and the slope efficiency is 0.74 W/A at 40 mW. The lasing wavelength is 656 nm.

利用边发射光致发光谱研究垂直腔面发射激光器材料的特性

在室温下测量了GaInP/AlGanInP垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)的光致发光谱和反射谱，通过反射测量可以很容易得到激光器的腔模波长，但是用通常的背散射配置不能测得与有源区中量子阱有关的光致发光信号，用边激发配置可以测到量子阱的光致发光谱，但这样测得的光谱已经受到激光器中的分布布拉格反射镜(DBR)的调制。采用腐蚀去上DBR层的方法可以在背散射配置下测量子阱的光致光谱，但仍无法避免下DBR层对发光谱的调制作用，从而只有采用边激发-边发射模式才能测得VCSEL中量子阱的真实的光致发光谱。

低压金属有机化合物气相外延生长的 （Al_x Ga_（1-x））_（0 .5 1）In_（0 .49）P折射率测量（英文）

采用测量反射谱方法确定了低压金属有机化合物气相外延生长的GaAs衬底匹配(Al_xGa_(1-x))_(0.51)In_(0.49)P外延材料的折射率。实验中测量的反射谱波长范围为05-2.5μm。在拟合实验数据过程中采用了单振子模型。折射率数据用于分析应变量子阱GaInP/AlGaInP可见光激光二极管波导，计算出的器件远场图与实验数据吻合很好。

MOCVD和GSMBE生长Ga（0.5）In（0.5）P 外延层中有序结构的研究

用MOCVD在(100)、GSMBE在(100)和(111)B GaAs上生长了GaInP外延层.PL测试表明,(100)衬底上GaIn PL 峰的能量比计算的带隙分别小43(GSMBE生长)和104meV(M(CVD生长).用Kurtz等人的模型对MOCVD和GSMBE生长的GaInP中有序度的不同进行了解释.并讨论了衬底晶向对GaInP中有序程度的影响.

Cooperative spontaneous emission of excitons in the semiconductor microcavity

We have studied the spontaneous emission of polarized excitons in the GaInP/AlGaInP VCSEL from 30K to room temperature. It is observed that the spontaneous emission peak enters and leaves the resonant regime. At the resonant regime, the emission intensities of the perpendicular and horizontal polarized exciton are enhanced at different ratio to those in non-resonant regime. These experiment results are explained through the dressed exciton theory of the semiconductor microcavity device. From this theory, the intensity enhancement and the polarization dependence are understood as cooperative emission and the microcavity anisotropy.