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16 October 2020 Application of perovskite quantum dots in carrier redistribution in III-V multijunction solar cells with luminescent coupling effect
Bernice Mae Yu Jeco-Espaldon, Haibin Wang, Achilles E. Espaldon, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa, Nazmul Ahsan, Yoshitaka Okada
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Abstract

The luminescent coupling effect in a multijunction solar cell is known to help achieve current matching among subcells through carrier redistribution. We demonstrate the carrier redistribution in III-V multijunction solar cell devices using a moisture-resistant, all-inorganic perovskite quantum dot (PQD) film. This hydrophobic PQD film was applied on a full III-V multijunction solar cell device. This successfully demonstrated current redistribution vertically, shown by the increased current collection in the lower bandgap subcells, and laterally, as observed from improved current collection homogeneity in the lower bandgap subcell adjacent to the higher bandgap subcell where the luminescence originated.

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Bernice Mae Yu Jeco-Espaldon, Haibin Wang, Achilles E. Espaldon, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa, Nazmul Ahsan, and Yoshitaka Okada "Application of perovskite quantum dots in carrier redistribution in III-V multijunction solar cells with luminescent coupling effect," Journal of Photonics for Energy 10(4), 042005 (16 October 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.10.042005
Received: 25 May 2020; Accepted: 28 September 2020; Published: 16 October 2020
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KEYWORDS
Gallium arsenide

Coating

Bromine

Perovskite

Quantum dots

External quantum efficiency

Indium gallium phosphide

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