Comparative Characteristic Analysis of Thermophotovoltaic p-InAsSbP/n-InAs Converters Irradiated on p- and n-Sides


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Abstract

The basic characteristics of thermophotovoltaic heterostructure p-InAsSbP/n-InAs converters have been simulated. The converters have been designed so that a contact to the irradiated p-InAsSbP layer has a limited area or, in the flip-chip design, radiation is introduced through a contact-free part of the n+-InAs substrate. It has been shown that the design features of the converter influence its efficiency and active region temperature.

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B. A. Matveev

Ioffe Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021

V. I. Ratushnyi

Volgodonsk Engineering Technical Institute, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
(Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)

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Russian Federation, Volgodonsk, Rostov oblast, 347360

A. Yu. Rybal’chenko

Volgodonsk Engineering Technical Institute, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
(Moscow Engineering Physics Institute)

Email: ioffeled@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Volgodonsk, Rostov oblast, 347360

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