A study on the Si1−xGex gradual buffer layer of III–V/Si multi-junction solar cells based on first-principles calculations
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Qian Wang, Yu Zhuang, Abuduwayiti Aierken, Qiaogang Song, Qin Zhang, Youbo Dou, Qiuli Zhang, Shuyi Zhang
III–V/Si multi-junction solar cells have been widely studied in recent years due to their excellent theoretical efficiency (∼42%). In order to solve the problem of lattice mismatch between Si and III–V compounds of III–V/Si solar cells, different hexagonal Si1−xGex buffer layer models on the surface of hexagonal diamond Si(001) were built, and the structural, electronic and optical properties of the proposed models were calculated based on first principles calculations. The results showed that all models of the designed buffer layer could effectively reduce the lattice mismatch, and the buffer layer hex-Si1−xGex (x = 0, 0.75, and 1) is the ideal model and has achieved the best lattice-matching improvement with high defect formation energy, as well as direct band gap properties and a larger light adsorption coefficient. These theoretical models, with their analyzed properties, could offer a promising pathway toward realizing high efficiency and low cost III–V/Si multi-junction solar cells.
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