Development of low-cost thermophotovoltaic cells using germanium substrates

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 890, Issue , 2007, Pages 129-138

  Van Der Heide, J ^a   Posthuma, N E ^a   Flamand, G ^a   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

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EID: 33947674751     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2711729     Document Type: Conference Paper

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