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Title: Bulk single crystal ternary substrates for a thermophotovoltaic energy conversion system

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:663495

A thermophotovoltaic energy conversion device and a method for making the device are disclosed. The device includes a substrate formed from a bulk single crystal material having a bandgap (E{sub g}) of 0.4 eV < E{sub g} < 0.7 eV and an emitter fabricated on the substrate formed from one of a p-type and an n-type material. Another thermophotovoltaic energy conversion device includes a host substrate formed from a bulk single crystal material and lattice-matched ternary or quaternary III-V semiconductor active layers.

Research Organization:
KAPL Inc., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC12-76SN00052
Assignee:
US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A8704974
Application Number:
ON: DE98007398; PAN: 8-704,974; TRN: AHC29818%%332
OSTI ID:
663495
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English