• Journal of Semiconductors
  • Vol. 41, Issue 10, 102102 (2020)
Guoping Luo1, Yingmei Bian1, Ruifeng Wu1, Guoxia Lai1, Xiangfu Xu1, Weiwei Zhang2, and Xingyuan Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Applied Physics, School of Science, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/10/102102 Cite this Article
    Guoping Luo, Yingmei Bian, Ruifeng Wu, Guoxia Lai, Xiangfu Xu, Weiwei Zhang, Xingyuan Chen. First principles study of the electronic structure and photovoltaic properties of β-CuGaO2 with MBJ + U approach[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(10): 102102 Copy Citation Text show less
    (Color online) The structure of the β-CuGaO2.
    Fig. 1. (Color online) The structure of the β-CuGaO2.
    (Color online) The band gap values of β-CuGaO2 by GGA + U and MBJ + U method.
    Fig. 2. (Color online) The band gap values of β-CuGaO2 by GGA + U and MBJ + U method.
    (Color online) The band structure and DOS of β-CuGaO2.
    Fig. 3. (Color online) The band structure and DOS of β-CuGaO2.
    (Color online) The absorption coefficient of β-CuGaO2 and AM 1.5 solar spectral irradiance in the 300–1000 nm wavelength range.
    Fig. 4. (Color online) The absorption coefficient of β-CuGaO2 and AM 1.5 solar spectral irradiance in the 300–1000 nm wavelength range.
    (Color online) The optical absorption properties of β-CuGaO2.
    Fig. 5. (Color online) The optical absorption properties of β-CuGaO2.
    (Color online) The SLME η as a function of film thickness for ideal β-CuGaO2 solar cell.
    Fig. 6. (Color online) The SLME η as a function of film thickness for ideal β-CuGaO2 solar cell.
    (Color online) The current density–voltage (J–V) curves of the ideal β-CuGaO2 solar cell with a thickness of 3 μm.
    Fig. 7. (Color online) The current density–voltage (JV) curves of the ideal β-CuGaO2 solar cell with a thickness of 3 μm.
    AbsorberVoc (V) Jsc (mA/cm2) η (%)
    β-CuGaO2(SLME) 1.2030.232.4
    CdTe (SLME)[26]1.3023.027.0
    CdTe (EXP)[27]0.8726.020.4
    Table 1. The photovoltaic parameters of β-CuGaO2 and CdTe solar cells obtained by SLME method, the experimentally parameters for CdTe solar cells are also included for comparison.
    Guoping Luo, Yingmei Bian, Ruifeng Wu, Guoxia Lai, Xiangfu Xu, Weiwei Zhang, Xingyuan Chen. First principles study of the electronic structure and photovoltaic properties of β-CuGaO2 with MBJ + U approach[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(10): 102102
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