Abstract
III-V semiconductors are the gold standard for many devices. They sit at the heart of lasers and LEDs, high-speed and high-power electronics, and space photovoltaics (PVs). Consider, for example, the latter: PVs made from III-Vs have demonstrated the highest energy-conversion efficiency and specific power for any material system, and can be very lightweight, thin and flexible, as well as incredibly stable - that's everything anyone would want from a solar cell. What III-Vs are not, however, is cheap - at least on a cost-per-area basis - due to a lack of driving force to make them so.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 26-32 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Compound Semiconductor |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 2022 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-5900-83044
Keywords
- AlGaAs
- AlGaInP
- dynamic hydride vapor phase epitaxy
- HVPE
- III-V
- low-cost solar cell
- photovoltaic
- PV