Theoretical study of the effects of InAs/GaAs quantum dot layer's position in i-region on current-voltage characteristic in intermediate band solar cells

We theoretically investigated the current-voltage characteristic of InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) intermediate band solar cells by changing the QD layer’s position in i-region. The open circuit voltage, short current density, fill factor, and conversion efficiency all vary with the position of QD layer. If the light generation coefficients through intermediate band (IB) are small, the IB mainly plays the role of a recombination energy level. If the light generation coefficients are improved, in order to ensure the highest QD layer performance, QD layer should be placed in an appropriate range.