Title :
Efficient infrared-to-electrical conversion with semiconductor heterojunction thermophotovoltaic devices
Author :
Huang, Robin K. ; Ram, Rajeev J. ; Manfra, Michael J. ; Connors, Michael K. ; Missaggia, Leo J. ; Turner, George W.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
A novel heterojunction thermophotovoltaic device, converting infrared radiation to electricity, has been demonstrated with a room-temperature open-circuit voltage of 360 mV, the highest demonstrated for a 0.54-eV-bandgap device.
Keywords :
semiconductor devices; semiconductor heterojunctions; thermophotovoltaic cells; bandgap device; electron volt energy 0.54 eV; infrared-to-electrical conversion; room-temperature open-circuit voltage; semiconductor heterojunction devices; temperature 293 K to 298 K; thermophotovoltaic devices; voltage 360 mV; Heterojunctions; III-V semiconductor materials; Laboratories; Molecular beam epitaxial growth; Optical devices; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor materials; Temperature; Voltage; (160.2100) Electro-optical materials; (160.6000) Semiconductors, including MQW; (260.3060) Infrared;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628277
