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US 12,402,418 · App. 17/346,828 · Granted Aug 26, 2025
Systems and methods for non-epitaxial high Schottky-barrier heterojunction solar cells
Inventors:
Phillip R. Jahelka (Altadena, CA); Rebecca D. Glaudell (Des Plaines, IL); Harry A. Atwater (South Pasadena, CA)
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology
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Abstract
Systems and methods of non-epitaxial high Schottky barriers heterojunction solar cells are described. The high Schottky barriers heterojunction solar cells are formed using non-epitaxial methods to reduce fabrication costs and improve scalability.
Claims (16)
1. A heterojunction solar cell, comprising:
at least one back contact;
at least one semiconductor substrate, wherein the at least one semiconductor substrate is an n-type doped GaAs or a p-type doped GaAs;
at least one passivation layer, wherein the at least one passivation layer passivates one surface of the at least one semiconductor substrate and comprises one of: at least one thiol group, 1,3-Diisopropylimidazolium Hydrogencarbonate (NHC), or at least one sulfide ion;
at least one contact layer, wherein the at least one contact layer is a hole transport layer or an electron transport layer, and the contact layer is on top of the at least one passivation layer; wherein the hole transport layer comprises one of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), 2,2′,7,7′-Tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9′- spirobifluorene (SPIRO), SPIRO doped with 5 wt % Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, tris(4-carbazoyl-9-ylphenyl)amine (TCTA), TCTA doped with 5 wt % Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, polystyrene (PS), 4,4′-Bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl(CBP), copper (1) iodide (Cul) dissolved in acetonitrile, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), copper thiocyanate (CuSCN), 1,1-Bis[(di-4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane (TAPC), TAPC doped with 5 wt % Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, poly(triaryl amine) (PTAA), PTAA doped with 5 wt % Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles, or NiO film; and
at least one electrode modified layer, wherein the at least one electrode modified layer is on top of the at least one contact layer;
wherein the at least one passivation layer is positioned between the at least one semiconductor substrate and the at least one contact layer and bonds to both the at least one semiconductor substrate and the at least one contact layer;
wherein the open circuit voltage of the solar cell is at least 830 mV; and
wherein the heterojunction solar cell is non-epitaxial.
2. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the at least one back contact is an ohmic contact comprising Cu and Ge.
3. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the organic film comprises octanethiol (OT), 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluoro-1-octanethiol (FOT), pentafluorothiophenol (PFBT), dithiothreitol (DTT), or cysteine (Cys).
4. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the at least one passivation layer comprises ammonium sulfide.
5. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the electron transport layer comprises one of tin oxide (SnO 2 ) nanoparticles, aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) nanoparticles, or C60.
6. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor substrate is an n-type doped GaAs and the at least one electrode modified layer comprises tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ) or molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3 ).
7. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the at least one semiconductor substrate is a p-type doped GaAs and the at least one electrode modified layer comprises lithium fluoride (LiF) or caesium oxide (Cs 2 O).
8. The non-epitaxial heterojunction solar cell of claim 1 , further comprising a lateral current transport layer, wherein the lateral current transport layer comprises poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), indium tin oxide (ITO), or silver nanowires.
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