Optimization of low cost germanium receiver cells for thermophotovoltaic applications

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Van Der Heide, Johan ^a   Posthuma, Niels ^a   Flamand, Giovanni ^a   Poortmans, Jozef ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONTACT STRUCTURE; EMITTED PHOTONS; LASER-FIRED CONTACTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

CELLS; GERMANIUM; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84879712887     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922909     Document Type: Conference Paper

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