Thin semiconducting layers as active and passive emitters for thermophotonics and thermophotovoltaics

Solar Energy

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 251-254

  Catchpole, K R ^a   Lin, K L ^a   Green, M A ^a   Aberle, A G ^a   Corkish, R ^a   Zhao, J ^a   Wang, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

THERMOPHOTOTONICS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0347051718     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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