Controlled spalling-based mechanical substrate exfoliation for III-V solar cells: A review

J Chen, CE Packard - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlled spalling is a fast process that can mechanically exfoliate III-V semiconductor
layers from their host wafer substrates and has the potential to produce high power-density …

Topical review: pathways toward cost-effective single-junction III–V solar cells

V Raj, T Haggren, WW Wong, HH Tan… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
III–V semiconductors such as InP and GaAs are direct bandgap semiconductors with
significantly higher absorption compared to silicon. The high absorption allows for the …

Development of high‐efficiency and low‐cost solar cells for PV‐powered vehicles application

M Yamaguchi, T Masuda, K Araki… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development of high‐efficiency solar cell modules and new application fields are
significant for the further development of photovoltaics (PVs) and the creation of new clean …

Gallium arsenide solar cells grown at rates exceeding 300 µm h−1 by hydride vapor phase epitaxy

W Metaferia, KL Schulte, J Simon, S Johnston… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
We report gallium arsenide (GaAs) growth rates exceeding 300 µm h− 1 using dynamic
hydride vapor phase epitaxy. We achieved these rates by maximizing the gallium to gallium …

Solar-charged electric vehicles: A comprehensive analysis of grid, driver, and environmental benefits

MH Mobarak, RN Kleiman… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To date, solar-powered electric vehicles (EVs) have often been considered as niche projects
or with small vehicle rooftop panels that can slightly extend the electric driving range. This …

Germanium-on-nothing for epitaxial liftoff of GaAs solar cells

S Park, J Simon, KL Schulte, AJ Ptak, JS Wi, DL Young… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Solar cells from III-V materials offer outstanding light conversion efficiency and power
densities and have a proven reliability record. Nevertheless, the utilization of III-V devices …

A facile light‐trapping approach for ultrathin GaAs solar cells using wet chemical etching

M van Eerden, GJ Bauhuis, P Mulder… - Progress in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thinning down the absorber layer of GaAs solar cells can reduce their cost and improve
their radiation hardness, which is important for space applications. However, the …

III-V-based optoelectronics with low-cost dynamic hydride vapor phase epitaxy

J Simon, KL Schulte, KAW Horowitz, T Remo… - Crystals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Silicon is the dominant semiconductor in many semiconductor device applications for a
variety of reasons, including both performance and cost. III-V materials exhibit improved …

28.3% Efficient III–V Tandem Solar Cells Fabricated Using a Triple‐Chamber Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy System

Y Shoji, R Oshima, K Makita, A Ubukata, T Sugaya - Solar RRL, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) is a III–V device fabrication technology that has
received attention owing to its low production costs. The properties of passivation layers …

24% Single‐Junction GaAs Solar Cell Grown Directly on Growth‐Planarized Facets Using Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy

AK Braun, JT Boyer, KL Schulte… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A 24%‐efficient single‐junction GaAs solar cell grown directly on a faceted, spalled
(100) GaAs substrate after in situ planarization growth by hydride vapor phase epitaxy …