Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

The defect challenge of wide-bandgap semiconductors for photovoltaics and beyond

  • Alex M. Ganose,
  • David O. Scanlon,
  • Aron Walsh,
  • Robert L. Z. Hoye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32131-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

Abstract

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The optoelectronic performance of wide-bandgap semiconductors often cannot compete with that of their defect-tolerant small-bandgap counterpart. Here, the authors outline three main challenges to overcome for mitigating the impact of defects in wide-bandgap semiconductors.