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Monocrystalline CdSeTe/MgCdTe Double‐Heterostructure Solar Cells
Abstract
This article reports monocrystalline CdSeTe/MgCdTe double‐heterostructure (DH) solar cells with varying Se compositions in the absorber layers that are grown on InSb substrates by using molecular beam epitaxy. The Se composition in the samples studied is determined to be 4%–11% through high‐resolution X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence measurements. Increased Se incorporation induces higher defect density attributed to increased lattice mismatch, and mixed‐phase formation due to the small difference in formation energies between the wurtzite and zinc blende phases of CdSe, which causes stacking faults and grain boundaries. Devices are fabricated by directly depositing an n‐type indium tin oxide (ITO) layer on the CdSeTe/MgCdTe DHs followed by Ag metal contacts. Reduced bandgap is observed in solar cells with increased Se composition. The devices with an absorber containing 4% Se exhibit an average open‐circuit voltage ( V OC ) of 0.925 V, a short‐circuit current density ( J SC ) of 23.4 mA/cm 2 , a fill factor ( FF ) of 0.650 and an efficiency of 14.1% without anti‐reflection coating. Absorbers with higher Se compositions result in poor device performance, mainly attributed to high defect density in the materials.
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Ju, Zheng [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA] (ORCID:0009000036694268), Qi, Xin [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA], Liu, Xiaoyang [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, Department of Physics Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA], Hossain, Razine [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA], Wang, Aaron [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA], McCarthy, Tyler [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA], McMinn, Allison [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA], Zhang, Yong‐Hang [Center for Photonics Innovation Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA] (ORCID:0000000204851924). 2025-04-25. Monocrystalline CdSeTe/MgCdTe Double‐Heterostructure Solar Cells. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202500138
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