• 文献标题:   Theoretical efficiency limit of graphene-semiconductor solar cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   JAVADI M
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0003-6951 EI 1077-3118
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Tehran
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1063/5.0020080
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

The maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of graphene-semiconductor solar cells (GSSCs) is calculated with regard to the universal scaling laws of thermionic emission across graphene/3D-semiconductor Schottky junctions. The performance of GSSCs as a function of the interface Schottky barrier height and the bandgap of semiconductor (E-g) is investigated. Under ideal conditions, these photovoltaic cells reveal a broad maximum at E g = 1.1 - 1.7eV with PCE exceeding 25%. The efficiency limits of graphene/silicon and graphene/GaAs solar cells are determined to be 25.5% and 27.5%, respectively. The effect of environmental temperature on the solar cell performance is also investigated, and it is found that to a good degree, the PCE of GSSCs varies linearly with temperature. The thermal coefficients of PCE for graphene/silicon and graphene/GaAs solar cells are obtained to be -0.076%/K and -0.058%/K, respectively. This study is of fundamental importance for GSSCs and provides insights for further improvements.