Research Article

Modeling and Design of Graphene GaAs Junction Solar Cell

Table 1

Simulation parameters for graphene GaAs solar cell.

ParameterDescriptionValue

GaAs band gap1.42 ev

Effective density of states in CB4.35e × 1017 cm−3

Effective density of states in VB8.16e × 1018 cm−3

GaAs electron affinity4.07 ev

GaAs electron mobility, 300 K [23]No doping: 8000 cm2/Vs
N-type doping 1 × 1014 cm−3: 7300 cm2/Vs
N-type doping 1 × 1015 cm−3: 5900 cm2/Vs
N-type doping 1 × 1016 cm−3: 4600 cm2/Vs

GaAs hole mobility, 300 KNo doping: 400 cm2/Vs
N-type doping 1 × 1014 cm−3: 340 cm2/Vs
N-type doping 1 × 1015 cm−3: 302 cm2/Vs
N-type doping 1 × 1016 cm−3: 240 cm2/Vs