Systems and methods for advanced ultra-high-performance InP solar cells
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1. A photovoltaic device comprising:
- a heterointerface system architecture comprising a front surface confinement layer and an emitter layer; and
a High-Low (HL) doping architecture comprising a back surface confinement layer and a base layer, wherein;
the emitter layer and the base layer form a p-n junction absorber layer,at least one of the emitter layer or the base layer comprises InP, andthe back surface confinement layer comprises n-type InP and has a thickness of 7 nm or less.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for advanced ultra-high-performance InP solar cells are provided. In one embodiment, an InP photovoltaic device comprises: a p-n junction absorber layer comprising at least one InP layer; a front surface confinement layer; and a back surface confinement layer; wherein either the front surface confinement layer or the back surface confinement layer forms part of a High-Low (HL) doping architecture; and wherein either the front surface confinement layer or the back surface confinement layer forms part of a heterointerface system architecture.
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1. A photovoltaic device comprising:
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a heterointerface system architecture comprising a front surface confinement layer and an emitter layer; and a High-Low (HL) doping architecture comprising a back surface confinement layer and a base layer, wherein; the emitter layer and the base layer form a p-n junction absorber layer, at least one of the emitter layer or the base layer comprises InP, and the back surface confinement layer comprises n-type InP and has a thickness of 7 nm or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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