A brief history of thermophotovoltaic development

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Nelson, Robert E ^a  

^a Quantum Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL FUELS; HISTORY; POWER GENERATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY;

FOSSIL FUELED POWER GENERATION; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0037517103     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/18/5/301     Document Type: Article

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