Greater than 20% radiant heat conversion efficiency of a thermophotovoltaic radiator/module system using reflective spectral control

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 512-515

  Wernsman, Bernard ^a   Siergiej, Richard R ^a   Link, Samuel D ^a   Mahorter, Robert G ^a   Palmisiano, Marc N ^a   Wehrer, Rebecca J ^a   Schultz, Robert W ^a   Schmuck, Gregory P ^a   Messham, Rowan L ^a   Murray, Susan ^b   Murray, Christopher S ^b   Newman, Fred ^b   Taylor, Daniel ^c   DePoy, David M ^d   Rahmlow, Thomas ^e  

^a BECHTEL BETTIS INC   (United States)

^b Emcore Photovoltaics   (United States)

^c Bandwidth Semiconductor   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e Rugate Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

InGaAs; Photovoltaic cells; Spectral control; Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHOTONS; RADIATORS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SPECTRAL CONTROL; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC (TPV) CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 12144287909     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.823247     Document Type: Article

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