Photovoltaic characteristics of heterostructure AlxGa1 - xAs/GaAs p-i-n photodiodes fabricated by molecular-beam epitaxy have been studied. Efficiencies of 50% were reached in conversion of monochromatic light in the photovoltaic mode at power density of up to 200 W/cm2 at a wavelength λ = 830 nm. A relationship was demonstrated between the "saturation currents" for the diffusion-related charge-transport mechanism (Shockley) in p-i-n photodiodes, calculated from dark current-voltage characteristics, and the experimental values of efficiency. As the "saturation current" of the diffusion-related charge-transport mechanism increases by an order of magnitude, a relative decrease in the efficiency from the maximum value by more than 10% is observed under excitation by constant or pulsed monochromatic light. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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