Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion for space

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 112, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7841-7845

  Teofilo, V L ^a   Choong, P ^a   Chang, J ^a   Tseng, Y L ^a   Ermer, S ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND-PASS; CELL ARCHITECTURES; CELL TECHNOLOGY; CONVERTER CELLS; CURRENT STATE; DESIGN TRADES; DIRECT CONVERSION; DOUBLE HETEROSTRUCTURE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; FEASIBILITY TESTING; GROWTH TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH-POWER SOURCES; LOCKHEED-MARTIN; LOW-POWER APPLICATIONS; MULTI JUNCTIONS; NUCLEAR POWER SOURCES; OPERATING TEMPERATURES; POWER SOURCES; RADIATOR MASS; SPACE EXPLORATION MISSIONS; SPACE POWER; SPECIFIC POWER; STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE; SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES; TERNARY COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC; TPV CELLS; TPV ENERGY; WASTE HEAT REJECTION;

APPLICATIONS; CELL GROWTH; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HETEROJUNCTIONS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NASA; RADIOISOTOPES; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE RESEARCH; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; TECHNOLOGY; TESTING; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION; WASTE HEAT;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 45149133574     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp711315c     Document Type: Article

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