INVESTIGATION OF GERMANIUM DIODES FOR THERMO-PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERTORS.
Abstract
The investigation of PIN thermophotovoltaic energy convertors continuing with emphasis on using evaporation techniques for the fabrication of back surface devices. The techniques have been developed to the point that junctions may be made with less than 5 mils separation. Work is proceeding to improve the lifetimes in the bulk material as a severe degradation at some point in the processing has kept the efficiencies below 1%. This problem is not expected to present important limitations since the techniques used have been utilized by other experimentors without encountering insurmountable difficulties. Planar devices are being fabricated to determine the applicability of the previously proposed theoretical solution. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0631038
Entities
People
- Atif Debs
- B. D. Wedlock
- Charles R. Hewes
- Robert Siegel
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology