EP1842241A1 - Monolithische mehrfach-solarzelle - Google Patents
Monolithische mehrfach-solarzelleInfo
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- the invention relates to a monolithic multiple solar cell of elements of III. and V. Main group of the periodic table with integrated semiconductor mirror.
- a corresponding double solar cell - also called tandem solar cell - is from the reference "Prague. Photovolt: Res. Appl. 2001; 9: 165-178, F. Dimroth et al .: Metamorphic Ga y In 1-y P / Gai_ x In x As Tandem Solar Cells for Space and for Terrestrial Con- centrator Applications at C> 1000 Suns " A Bragg mirror is applied epitaxially to a GaAs substrate on which in turn epitaxially deposits the dual-photovoltaic cell GalnP / GalnAs, which has an n on p polarity.
- Lattice-matched 3x solar cells from Gao. 5 Ino.5P / Gao. 99 InQ.oiAs / Ge are market leaders in space solar cells. Best cells achieve 30-31% efficiency under the space sun AMO spectrum. Up to now, the maximum average efficiency achieved in production has been at least 28.3%. A decisive factor is the radiation hardness of the cells. After a typical irradiation with 1x10 15 cm "2 IMeV electrons, the efficiency of these cells degrades to 24.3%, which corresponds to a residual factor of 86%.
- the present invention is based on the object, a monolithic multiple solar cell of the type mentioned in such a way to improve the radiation stability, so that the end-of-life (EOL) efficiency is increased.
- EOL end-of-life
- the current generation of the individual sub-cells should not be significantly impaired.
- the effort involved in the manufacture of the solar cell should not be noticeably influenced.
- the object is essentially achieved in that the multiple solar cell comprises at least three sub-cells, that the semiconductor mirror is arranged between two sub-cells and has several layers with at least divergent refractive index and that the semiconductor mirror has a high reflectance in at least part of the absorption region Having disposed above the semiconductor mirror sub-cell or sub-cells and a high degree of transmittance for radiation in the spectral absorption range of arranged below the semiconductor mirror sub-cell or sub-cells.
- reflectance R the wavelength-dependent reflection is called averaged over a specific spectral range here.
- this spectral range comprises the entire spectral absorption range of the subcell located above the semiconductor mirror.
- transmittance T the wavelength-dependent transmission, averaged over the spectral absorption range of the subcell or subcells below the semiconductor mirror, is referred to here.
- an optical mirror in the form of a monolithically integrated semiconductor mirror for multiple solar cells or comprising compound semiconductors of the III and V groups of the periodic table wherein the multiple solar cell comprises three or more subcells.
- the semiconductor mirror is installed under the n-th solar cell of the multiple solar cell by a suitable Epitaxieclar.
- Suitable epitaxial methods are, for example, MOVPE (Metal-Organic-Vapor-Phase Epitaxy) or MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy) or VPE (Vapor Phase Epitaxy), to name only a few methods.
- the semiconductor mirror consists of several thin semiconductor layers with different refractive index.
- the thickness of the n-th subcell can be halved without greatly reducing the absorption in the subcell.
- the layers are selected so that the semiconductor mirror has a high transmission in another part of the spectrum. This ensures that the current generation in the (m + l) -th subcell, ie those below the semicon- Mirror mirror runs as well as the other below the semiconductor mirror lying sub-cells is not reduced beyond a critical level.
- the incorporation of a corresponding semiconductor mirror is of particular advantage in particular when one of the sub-cells of the multiple solar cell consists of material with a low diffusion length, or if the diffusion length in one of the sub-cells deteriorates significantly during use.
- the thickness of the n-th subcell can be halved without greatly reducing the absorption in this subcell.
- the combination of introducing a semiconductor mirror and simultaneously reducing the cell thickness has a positive effect on the current generation.
- a more favorable generation profile results over the depth of the active layers of the subcell. It is particularly significant that the lower cell thickness greatly reduces the mean distance of the generated minority charge carriers from the space charge zone. This leads to an increased probability that the minority carriers strike the space charge zone during diffusion and thus contribute to the current generation. The recombination is thus reduced.
- Gao.shio. 5 P / Gao. 99 Ino. 0 iAs / Ge 3-fold solar cell which has become the most widely used solar cell on satellites in recent years.
- the solar cells are exposed to a spectrum of high-energy particles, such as electrons and protons with energies in the MeV range. This radiation can lead to a degradation of the solar cell, in particular to increased recombination and thus to a small diffusion length in the semiconductor material.
- the GaInP upper cell and the Ge lower cell are relatively insensitive to space radiation, the Gao shows. 99 hio.o1As middle cell a strong degradation.
- the diffusion length in Gao decreases 99 hio 01 As so strongly that only a fraction of the generated minority carriers reach the space charge zone
- the degradation of the middle cell thus determines the degradation of the 3-fold solar cell due to the inventive insertion of the semiconductor mirror between the middle and lower cell and At the same time halving the thickness of the middle cell, this degradation can be significantly reduced.
- the layers of the semiconductor mirror are in this case chosen so that a high reflection in the spectral range of higher energies than the band gap of Gao. 99 hi 0 .oi As of approx. 1.4 eV is achieved. At the same time, a sufficient transmission for smaller energies must be achieved so that sufficient power is still generated in the Ge subcell.
- the Ge sub-cell In the case of Gao.sIno. 5 P / Gao. 9 9Ino.01As / Ge 3-fold solar cell, the Ge sub-cell generates an excess of current (about 30 mA / cm 2 compared to the upper sub-cells with about 17 mA / cm 2 ), which makes the requirements of the transparency of the semiconductor mirror for smaller energies are not quite as high.
- the semiconductor mirror can also be used for lattice-matched and lattice-mismatched 5-fold solar cells, which are currently also being developed for space applications.
- AlGalriP / GamP / AlGalnAs / GalnAs / Ge is z.
- Gao. 5 hio. 5 P / Gao. 99 Ino. 01 As / Ge 3-fold solar cells can be added to Gao by adding another subcell of a material with an energy band gap of about IeV. 5 Ino. 5 P / Gao. 99 Ino. 01 As / 1 eV material / Ge 4-fold Expand solar cells.
- GaInNAs can be z. B. realize an energy band gap of 1 eV with simultaneous lattice matching to Ge substrate.
- this material has so far very low diffusion lengths, which is why no better results were achieved with 4-fold solar cells than with 3-fold solar cells.
- the incorporation according to the invention of a semiconductor mirror under the GaInNAs subcell with simultaneous adaptation of the cell thickness can also be used successfully in this case.
- the layers of the semiconductor mirror are chosen so that a high reflection for energies greater than 1 eV and at the same time a high transmission for energies less than 1 eV is achieved.
- the requirements for the transparency of the semiconductor mirror for smaller energies are very high here, since the Ge subcell does not have an excess of generation.
- Such a 4-fold solar cell is not only suitable for use in space, but also for use in terrestrial concentrator systems.
- 6-fold solar cells are known for space applications. These are obtained z.
- Example from the extension of an AlGalnP / GalnP / AlGalnAs / GalnAs / Ge 5-fold solar cell with another subcell of a material with an energy band gap of about 1.0-1.1 eV.
- One possible combination of materials is thus AlGalnP / GalnP / AlGalnAs / GalnAs / GalnNAs / Ge.
- the incorporation of one or even two semiconductor mirrors takes place.
- a Ge substrate which is activated during the epitaxy and forms the Ge subcell
- the teaching according to the invention can also be used for solar cells, in which the epitaxy is applied to a silicon or Si / Ge cell. Substrate takes place. Regardless of this, a development of the invention provides that the layer of the semiconductor mirror preceding the subsequent subcell has a lattice structure which is matched to that of the subcell.
- the layers of the semiconductor mirror consist of compound semiconductors of the III. and V. Main Group of the Periodic Table or contain these.
- the compound semiconductors may be doped with Si, Te, Zn, C, Mg and / or Se.
- the layers may consist of or include compound semiconductor material such as AlGalnAs material and / or AlGalnP material, AlGaLiAs including GaAs, InAs AlAs, GaInAs AlGaAs, AlInAs and / or AlGaInP including GaP, InP AIP, GaInP or AlInP.
- compound semiconductor material such as AlGalnAs material and / or AlGalnP material, AlGaLiAs including GaAs, InAs AlAs, GaInAs AlGaAs, AlInAs and / or AlGaInP including GaP, InP AIP, GaInP or AlInP.
- the invention teaches that in n-layers of the semiconductor mirror at least two layers have a different refractive index and / or at least two layers have a different material composition and / or at least two layers have different thicknesses.
- three or more layers may have a different material composition or different refractive indices or different thicknesses.
- the invention provides that one or more semiconductor mirrors are incorporated in a GaInP / GalnAs / GalnNAs / Ge quadruple solar cell, wherein a semiconductor mirror is arranged in particular between the GaInNAs and the Ge subcell.
- An incorporation of a semiconductor mirror is also possible in a five-fold solar cell, which consists for example of the sub-cells AlGahiP / GalnP / AlGalnAs / GalnAs / Ge, wherein the semiconductor mirror should be arranged between the GaInAs and the Ge subcell.
- the solar cell should consist of the sub-cells AlGaInP / GalnP / AlGalnAs / GalnAs / GalnNAs / Ge.
- a particularly good EOL efficiency can be generated when the semiconductor mirror has a high half-value width.
- Optimal would be a half-width (HWB), which includes the entire absorption range of the overlying subcell. However, this would mean that restrictions in the degree of reflection would have to be accepted or a high material consumption would be necessary.
- the half-width should be between 50 nm and 300 nm, in particular between 80 nm and 150 nm.
- a special case of the semiconductor mirror according to the invention is the Bragg reflector.
- This usually consists of a periodic superlattice of 2 materials with different refractive indices.
- the thickness of the respective layers of a material is constant. As a result, depending on the number of superlattice periods reflections up to close to 100% can be achieved.
- the Bragg mirrors are used, for example, in surface emitting lasers.
- the semiconductor mirror according to the invention having the function of an optical mirror with respect to the subcells arranged above it represents an exceedingly good reflector and, with respect to the subcell arranged below the semiconductor mirror, a longpass filter.
- one of the sub-cells is a multiple solar cell made of a material having a low diffusion length or if the diffusion length in one of the sub-cells deteriorates significantly during use.
- the semiconductor mirror By using the semiconductor mirror, the thickness of the n-th subcell can be halved without significantly reducing the absorption in the subcell.
- the combination of incorporation of a semiconductor mirror and simultaneous reduction in cell thickness has a positive effect on current generation.
- a more favorable regeneration profile results over the depth of the active layers of the subcell; on the other hand, due to the smaller cell thickness, the average distance between the generated minority charge carriers and the space charge zone is greatly reduced.
- the overall thickness of the multiple solar cell structure can be reduced.
- Corresponding improvements in radiation stability arise in the case of Gao. 99 hio. 01 As- or lattice-mismatched GalnAs sub-cells in multiple solar cells with three or more sub-cells.
- the teaching of the invention can make a decisive contribution by incorporating a semiconductor mirror.
- the semiconductor mirror is characterized by suitable materials, whereby a lattice matching to the arranged on the semiconductor mirror subcell takes place. At least two materials with a high difference in the refractive index are used to achieve a high reflection. Materials with an equal or larger band gap than the overlying subcell are used so that absorption for smaller energies does not occur.
- the thickness of the partial cell applied to the semiconductor mirror can be reduced, in particular halved.
- the semiconductor mirror For the formation of the semiconductor mirror, conventional epitaxy methods are used which permit the deposition of numerous layers of different materials. By way of example, MOVPE, MBE, VPE etc. should be mentioned. In the process, the semiconductor mirror is deposited during the epitaxy of the solar cell structure.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of a multiple solar cell with integrated semiconductor mirror
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of a multiple solar cell 10 with a semiconductor mirror installed according to the invention.
- the solar cell 10 consists of m-subcells 12, 14, 16, 18 which have been applied epitaxially to a substrate 20. Between the (n) -th cell 16 with m> n and the (n + l) -th cell 18, a semiconductor mirror 22 is incorporated, which was also deposited during the epitaxial growth of the solar cell structure.
- Suitable epitaxial methods are those which are suitable for the deposition of numerous layers of different materials.
- MOVPE, MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy) or VPE (Vapor Phase Epitaxy) should be mentioned, without this resulting in a limitation of the teaching according to the invention.
- the multiple solar cell 10 is a 3-fold solar cell, with the top cell made of Gao. 5 Ino. 5 P, the middle cell from Gao. 99 hio.o 1 As and the subcell consist of Ge.
- the multilayer semiconductor mirror 22 is particularly between the subcell of Ge and the center cell Gao. 99 hio.oiAs built-in.
- the layer structure is such that at least two layers consist of different materials, differing thicknesses and different refractive index.
- the uppermost layer of the semiconductor mirror 22 may consist of GaInP and at the same time the back surface field for the overlying center cell Gao. 99 Ino. 01 ace GaInP is used as a material because it has very good properties as backside passivation. tion has.
- the remaining layers of the semiconductor mirror 22 consist in the exemplary embodiment of three different materials: Ga 0 . 99 In0.01As, AIo- 2 Ga O-8 As and Alo.sGao. 2 ace. This is an essential difference to the classic Bragg reflector, which consists of only two different materials. In addition, the most varied layer thicknesses are used in the example, while in the classic Bragg reflector all layers of a material have the same thickness.
- FIG. 3 shows the calculated reflection of the semiconductor mirror at the interface to the overlying Gao. 99 Ino. 01 As part cell shown. For wavelengths between 800 nm and 900 nm, a high reflection is achieved. For wavelengths greater than 900 nm, however, the reflection is low. This is an important property of the semiconductor mirror to ensure that the current generation in the Ge sub cell is not significantly reduced by the semiconductor mirror 22.
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