Advances in low-bandgap InAsSbP/InAs and GaInAsSb/GaSb thermophotovoltaics

被引:7
作者
Mauk, MG [1 ]
Shellenbarger, ZA [1 ]
Cox, JA [1 ]
Tata, AN [1 ]
Warden, TG [1 ]
Dinetta, LC [1 ]
Mueller, RL [1 ]
机构
[1] AstroPower Inc, Newark, DE 19716 USA
来源
CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE - 2000 | 2000年
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10.1109/PVSC.2000.916061
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TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
Thermophotovoltaic devices based on InGaAsSb and InAsSbP alloys made by liquid-phase epitaxy are described. These alloys can be readily grown as thick (> 50 micron) layers to form "virtual" substrates. We are developing cell fabrication technologies to realize series-interconnected InGaAsSb and InAsSbP TPV cell arrays for high-voltage "minimodules" by transferring epitaxial device structures to insulating surrogate substrates.
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页数:4
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