Intraband transitions at a CsPbBr₃/GaAs heterointerface in a two-step photon upconversion solar cell.

ABSTRACT: Two-step photon upconversion solar cells (TPU-SCs) based on III-V semiconductors can achieve enhanced sub-bandgap photon absorption because of intraband transitions at the heterointerface. From a technological aspect, the question arose whether similar intraband transitions can be realized by using perovskite/III-V semiconductor heterointerfaces. In this article, we demonstrate a TPU-SC based on a CsPbBr₃/GaAs heterointerface. Such a solar cell can ideally achieve an energy conversion efficiency of 48.5% under 1-sun illumination. This is 2.1% higher than the theoretical efficiency of an Al_0.3Ga_0.7As/GaAs-based TPU-SC. Experimental results of the CsPbBr₃/GaAs-based TPU-SC show that both the short-circuit current J_SC and the open-circuit

SUBMITTER: Mahamu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11541914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature