| Project ID |
BPN625 |
| Website |
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| Start Date |
Thu 2012-Feb-02 04:55:11 |
| Last Updated |
Tue 2013-Jan-29 16:44:52 |
| Abstract |
The intrinsic advantages of III-V semiconductors for solar cells have been hobbled by the
lack of low-cost substrates and processes, which has thus far limited market success of III-V solar
cells. Here at Berkeley we are exploring a non-traditional approach which addresses these drawbacks.
High optical quality polycrystalline InP films have been grown on non-epitaxial molybdenum substrates.
Remarkably, these films with micron-sized grains have similar photoluminescence qualities as single-
crystalline InP, and show great promise for high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells. |
| Status |
Continuing |
| Funding Source |
Federal |
| IAB Research Area |
NanoTechnology: Materials, Processes & Devices |
| Researcher(s) |
Maxwell S. Zheng, Zhibin Yu, Rehan Kapadia |
| Advisor(s) |
Ali Javey |
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