STUDY OF GERMANIUM DEVICES FOR USE IN A THERMO-PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERTER.

Abstract

Work was devoted to the continued development and improvement of germanium photovoltaic devices for use in a thermophotovoltaic TPV converter. This effort was divided into two broad categories. The first category encompassed experimentation attempting to optimize the electrical performance of the absorptive TPV device. The ultimate goal of this task was to maximize the power generation exhibited by the anti-reflection coated, absorptive, TPV device. The second category encompassed experimentation attempting to develop the vapor phase epitaxial technique for the deposition of germanium on germanium substrates. The ultimate goal of this task is to develop the epitaxial technique for use in the deposition of thin, heavily doped P+ layers on N-type germanium substrates for the fabrication of the non-absorptive N on P+ device structure. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636249

Entities

People

  • D. P. Crouch
  • R. W. Beck

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Converters
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fabrication
  • Germanium
  • Phase
  • Reflection
  • Substrates
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Systems Analysis and Design