• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 41, Issue 6, 062303 (2020)
Jiajing Yin1、2, Yurun Sun1, Shuzhen Yu1, Yongming Zhao1, Rongwei Li1, and Jianrong Dong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Nano Devices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
  • 2Nano Science and Technology Institute, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/6/062303 Cite this Article
    Jiajing Yin, Yurun Sun, Shuzhen Yu, Yongming Zhao, Rongwei Li, Jianrong Dong. 1064 nm InGaAsP multi-junction laser power converters[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(6): 062303 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Laser photovoltaic devices converting 1064 nm light energy into electric energy present a promising prospect in wireless energy transmission due to the commercial availability of high power 1064 nm lasers with very small divergence. Besides their high conversion efficiency, a high output voltage is also expected in a laser energy transmission system. Meanwhile, 1064 nm InGaAsP multi-junction laser power converters have been developed using p+-InGaAs/n+-InGaAs tunnel junctions to connect sub-cells in series to obtain a high output voltage. The triple-junction laser power converter structures are grown on p-type InP substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), and InGaAsP laser power converters are fabricated by conventional photovoltaic device processing. The room-temperature IV measurements show that the 1 × 1 cm2 triple-junction InGaAsP laser power converters demonstrate a conversion efficiency of 32.6% at a power density of 1.1 W/cm2, with an open-circuit voltage of 2.16 V and a fill factor of 0.74. In this paper, the characteristics of the laser power converters are analyzed and ways to improve the conversion efficiency are discussed.
    $ f/N = {\rm{exp}}\left( {{{ - }}\alpha \sum\limits_{m - 1}^{n - 1} {{x_{{m}}}} } \right) \times \left[ {1 - \exp \left( { - \alpha {x_{{n}}}} \right)} \right], $ (1)

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    $ I = {I_{\rm{ph}}} - {I_{\rm s}}\left[ {\exp \left( {\frac{{V/N + I {R_{\rm s}}}}{{n k T}} \times q} \right) - 1} \right] - \frac{{V/N + I {R_{\rm s}}}}{{{R_{\rm{sh}}}}}, $ (2)

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    Jiajing Yin, Yurun Sun, Shuzhen Yu, Yongming Zhao, Rongwei Li, Jianrong Dong. 1064 nm InGaAsP multi-junction laser power converters[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(6): 062303
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