TPV energy conversion: a review of material and cell related issues
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Bhat, I.B.; Borrego, J.M.; Gutmann, R.J.; Ostrogorsky, A.G.
- Source
- IECEC 96. Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference Energy conversion engineering Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety. 2:968-973 vol.2 1996
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Energy conversion
Photonic band gap
Semiconductor materials
Voltage
Filters
Photovoltaic cells
Charge carrier processes
Photoconductivity
Circuits
Equations
- Language
- ISSN
- 1089-3547
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.