Tuning Optical Absorption of SnO by Isoelectronic Alloying for PV Absorber: arXiv:1504.01168 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Andriy Zakutayev; Stephan Lany; Haowei Peng

Tuning Optical Absorption of SnO by Isoelectronic Alloying for PV Absorber: arXiv:1504.01168 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Andriy Zakutayev, Stephan Lany, Haowei Peng

Materials Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Tin mono-oxide, SnO, is an excellent bi-polar oxide with both high hole and electron mobility. However the strongly indirect band gap prevents its application for photovoltaic absorbers. In this work, we explored the energetics and electronic structures of cation-site isoelectronic alloyed SnO. We found that alloying with Mg, Zn, Ca, and Sr with a composition around 10\% is quite promising to significantly improve the prospect of SnO as a photovoltaic absorber.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	12
Journal	ArXiv.org
State	Published - 2015

NREL Publication Number

NREL/JA-5K00-64440

Keywords

alloys
first-principles calulations
optical absorption
SnO

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

Cite this

@article{514a5467711241e39e95909ad3563431,

title = "Tuning Optical Absorption of SnO by Isoelectronic Alloying for PV Absorber: arXiv:1504.01168 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]",

abstract = "Tin mono-oxide, SnO, is an excellent bi-polar oxide with both high hole and electron mobility. However the strongly indirect band gap prevents its application for photovoltaic absorbers. In this work, we explored the energetics and electronic structures of cation-site isoelectronic alloyed SnO. We found that alloying with Mg, Zn, Ca, and Sr with a composition around 10\% is quite promising to significantly improve the prospect of SnO as a photovoltaic absorber.",

keywords = "alloys, first-principles calulations, optical absorption, SnO",

author = "Andriy Zakutayev and Stephan Lany and Haowei Peng",

year = "2015",

language = "American English",

journal = "ArXiv.org",

issn = "2331-8422",

publisher = "Cornell University",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Tuning Optical Absorption of SnO by Isoelectronic Alloying for PV Absorber

T2 - arXiv:1504.01168 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

AU - Zakutayev, Andriy

AU - Lany, Stephan

AU - Peng, Haowei

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Tin mono-oxide, SnO, is an excellent bi-polar oxide with both high hole and electron mobility. However the strongly indirect band gap prevents its application for photovoltaic absorbers. In this work, we explored the energetics and electronic structures of cation-site isoelectronic alloyed SnO. We found that alloying with Mg, Zn, Ca, and Sr with a composition around 10\% is quite promising to significantly improve the prospect of SnO as a photovoltaic absorber.

AB - Tin mono-oxide, SnO, is an excellent bi-polar oxide with both high hole and electron mobility. However the strongly indirect band gap prevents its application for photovoltaic absorbers. In this work, we explored the energetics and electronic structures of cation-site isoelectronic alloyed SnO. We found that alloying with Mg, Zn, Ca, and Sr with a composition around 10\% is quite promising to significantly improve the prospect of SnO as a photovoltaic absorber.

KW - alloys

KW - first-principles calulations

KW - optical absorption

KW - SnO

M3 - Article

SN - 2331-8422

JO - ArXiv.org

JF - ArXiv.org

ER -

Tuning Optical Absorption of SnO by Isoelectronic Alloying for PV Absorber: arXiv:1504.01168 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

Abstract

NREL Publication Number

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this