GaxIn1-xAs Thermophotovoltaic Converters

M. W. Wanlass; J. S. Ward; K. A. Emery; M. M. Al-Jassim; K. M. Jones; T. J. Coutts

doi:10.1016/0927-0248(95)00124-7

GaxIn1-xAs Thermophotovoltaic Converters

M. W. Wanlass
, J. S. Ward
, K. A. Emery
, M. M. Al-Jassim
, K. M. Jones
, T. J. Coutts

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Preliminary research into the development of single-junction Ga_xIn_1-xAs thermophotovoltaic (TPV) power converters is reviewed. The devices structures are grown epitaxially on single-crystal InP substrates. Converter band gaps of 0.50-0.74 eV have been considered in accordance with modeling calculations. A 1-sun, AM0 efficiency of 12.8% is reported for a lattice-matched, 0.74-eV converter. Converters with lower band gaps are fabricated using lattice-mismatched, compositionally graded structures. Functional TPV converters with good performance characteristics have been demonstrated for band gaps as low as 0.5 eV.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	405-417
Number of pages	13
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	41-42
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0927-0248(95)00124-7 https://doi.org/10.1016/0927-0248(95)00124-7
State	Published - 1996

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