DocumentCode
521486
Title
Intersubband thermophotovoltaic detectors
Author
Yin, J. ; Paiella, R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
High-efficiency multiple-junction detectors for thermophotovoltaic energy conversion are designed based on the series combination of different quantum cascade structures. Numerical simulations indicate that these devices can outperform existing interband solutions.
Keywords
Absorption; Capacitive sensors; Detectors; Energy conversion; Numerical simulation; Photoconductivity; Photonics; Photovoltaic systems; Quantum computing; Solar power generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5501108
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