Semiconductor Eutectic Solar Cell.

Abstract

Two-phase semiconducting eutectics are potential device-materials. Of these, the SnSe-SnSe2 eutectic was chosen for studies in detail because it consists of multi-p/n-layers of SnSe and SnSe2 semiconductors. Since plasma frequency has not been detected in its infrared reflectance spectrum up to 40 micrometers of wavelength, it suggests that the SnSe-SnSe2 eutectic is a nondegenerate semiconductor. As-grown SnSe2 single crystals have hexagonal crystallographic structure and show n-type conductivity. Polycrystalline SnSe and SnSe2 films have been successfully prepared in vacuum using a close-space-vapor transport technique. Keywords include: In-situ Composite, Eutectic Composite, Semiconductor Eutectic, Multijunction Photovoltaic, Multijunction Solar Cell, and Tin Selenide Eutectic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA179773

Entities

People

  • A. S. Yue
  • J. G. Yu

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Band Gaps
  • Band Structures
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Energy Bands
  • Eutectic Composites
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Space