Cost-efficient thermophotovoltaic cells based on germanium substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1810-1816

  van der Heide, J ^a   Posthuma, N E ^a   Flamand, G ^a   Geens, W ^b   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UMICORE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Germanium; LFC; Low cost; Thermophotovoltaic

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFICIENT; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; GERMANIUM SUBSTRATES; LFC; LONG WAVELENGTH; LOW COST; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; P-TYPE; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; THERMOPHOTO VOLTAIC CELLS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COSTS; ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; HYDROGEN; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PRESS LOAD CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 68449101593     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.06.017     Document Type: Article

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