Gallium arsenide. Its uses in photovoltaic applications

Author

Nguyen, Ryan

Author_Institution

Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

17

Issue

5

fYear

1999

Firstpage

33

Lastpage

35

Abstract

In the multitude of semiconductors today, there are only a few which stand out due to their unique properties. Gallium arsenide (GaAs) is one. It is a compound III-V semiconductor made up of gallium (a group V element with an orthorhombic crystal structure) and arsenic (a group III element with a trigonal crystal structure). The unique property that gallium arsenide has is its ability to turn electricity into light. This property allows the semiconductor to be used in an array of applications, ranging from integrated circuits to photovoltaic applications. In this paper, the application of GaAs to solar cell panels is detailed by the author

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor growth; solar cell arrays; GaAs; GaAs solar cells; III-V semiconductor; orthorhombic crystal structure; photovoltaic applications; photovoltaic conversion; solar panels; trigonal crystal structure; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Crystals; Dairy products; Doping; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; Photovoltaic systems; Production; Solar power generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/45.730971

Filename

730971