Title :
TPV energy conversion: a review of material and cell related issues
Author :
Bhat, I.B. ; Borrego, J.M. ; Gutmann, R.J. ; Ostrogorsky, A.G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Electron., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion using low band gap semiconductor photovoltaic cells. Physics of PN junctions related to TPV cells is described and the factors that affect overall cell efficiencies are outlined. Current status of bulk and epitaxial growth of TPV materials and cell fabrication issues are also described
Keywords :
epitaxial growth; p-n junctions; photovoltaic cells; semiconductor growth; semiconductor materials; PN junctions; bulk growth; cell efficiencies; cell fabrication; epitaxial growth; low band gap semiconductor photovoltaic cells; thermophotovoltaic energy conversion; Charge carrier processes; Circuits; Energy conversion; Equations; Filters; Photoconductivity; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor materials; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.553830
