Production and opto-electronic characterization of multifunctional semiconductor materials for applications in solar cells and electroluminescent devices

Acronym
P_SEMISOLAR
Consortium Coordinator
Guerra Torres, Jorge Andres
Start Date
2019
End Date
2021
Status
https://purl.org/pe-repo/concytec/estadoProyecto#concluido
Description
The present proposal aims to fund the research activities of the group and the laboratory for the next two years, i.e. fund materials, conferences and research stages. These activities are align to the research of rare earth doped widebandgap semiconductors for up and down conversion layers, the study of metalorganic triple cation perovskites and passivation layers for photovoltaic applications, as well as the production and characterization of transparent conductive oxides doped with rare earths and transition metal ions for down shift layers. With exception of the perovskites, the materials are growth by sputtering and characterized by means of FTIR, Raman, PL and CL spectroscopy, Van Der Pauw, capacitance-voltage, XRD and Variable Angle Spectral Ellipsometry (VASE). The materials under study are SiC and AlN doped with Tb and Yb, for up/down conversion layers. AlN for surface passivation of Si wafers as well as Liquid Phased Crystalized Si (LPC-Si) for thin film solar cells. ITO and AZO doped with Tb and Tm, for multifunctional light emitting materials and downshift layers, and doped with Cr for acetone sensing, and perovskites. In particular, the production and part of the characterization of the perovskites and LPC-Si are perform in collaboration with the Helmholz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Germany, in the framework of a memorandum of understanding. The rest of materials are fully produced and characterized in our laboratories. The main objectives of the project are to study: The thermal activation of rare doped materials and excitation mechanism after thermal annealing treatments. The effect of annealing treatments and doping with rare earths and transition metal ions on the electrical conductivity and optical transparency of ITO and AZO. The passivation capabilities of AlN and other dielectric thin films in order to improve the efficiency of Si based solar cells.
Keywords
Materiales semiconductores

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Caracterización optoelectrónica

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Celdas solares

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Dispositivos electroluminiscentes
Área de conocimiento
Engineering and technology
Campo OCDE
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.05.01