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Thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity : Sixth Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity, TPV6, Freiburg, Germany, 14-16 June, 2004
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Melvillie, NY : American Institute of Physics, 2004
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The 54 papers of this proceedings were presented at the Sixth International Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity, held in Freiburg, Germany in June of 2004. The five keynote papers were devoted to an overview of TPV research in Japan, the shift from research to commercial use, micron-gap TPV, thermoelectric energy conversion,


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G. Guazzoni and S. MatthewsH. Yugami and M. YamaguchiA. Lambrecht and H. Bottner and J. NurnusB. Bitnar and W. Durisch and A. WaserR. DiMatteo and P. Greiff and D. Seltzer and D. Meulenberg and E. Brown and E. Carlen and K. Kaiser and S. Finberg and H. Nguyen and J. Azarkevich and P. Baldasaro and J. Beausang and L. Danielson and M. Dashiell and D. DePoy and H. Ehsani and W. Topper and K. Rahner and R. SiergiejL. Fraas and L. Minkin and S. Hui and J. Avery and C. HowellsP. F. Baldasaro and M. W. Dashiell and J. E. Oppenlander and J. L. Vell and P. Fourspring and K. Rahner and L. R. Danielson and S. Burger and E. BrownT. Aicher and P. Kastner and A. Gopinath and A. Gombert and A. W. Bett and T. Schlegl and C. Hebling and J. LutherV. D. Rumyantsev and V. P. Khvostikov and O. A. Khvostikova and P. Y. Gazaryan and N. A. Sadchikov and A. S. Vlasov and E. A. Ionova and V. M. AndreevK. Hanamura and T. KumanoV. M. Andreev and V. P. Khvostikov and O. A. Khvostikova and V. D. Rumyantsev and P. Y. Gazarjan and A. S. VlasovK. Qiu and A. C. S. HaydenE. Lindberg and A. Kraus and L. BromanC. S. Murray and C. J. Crowley and S. Murray and N. A. Elkouh and R. W. Hill and D. E. ChubbG. Mattarolo and J. Bard and J. SchmidU. Ortabasi and H. W. FriedmanT. Bauer and I. Forbes and R. Penlington and N. PearsallA. Gopinath and J. Aschaber and C. Hebling and J. LutherP. M. Fourspring and D. M. DePoy and J. F. Beausang and E. J. Gratrix and R. T. Kristensen and T. D. Rahmlow, Jr. and P. J. Talamo and J. E. Lazo-Wasem and B. WernsmanW. E. Horne and M. D. Morgan and W. P. Horne and V. S. SundaramY. Adachi and H. Yugami and K. Shibata and N. NakagawaH. Sai and T. Kamikawa and Y. Kanamori and K. Hane and H. Yugami and M. YamaguchiA. Narayanaswamy and J. Cybulski and G. ChenC. M. Ruiz and O. Vigil and C. Algora and D. Martin and V. Bermudez and E. DieguezT. Kumano and K. HanamuraD. Diso and A. Licciulli and G. Torsello and S. Tundo and M. Mazzer and M. LomascoloP. Abbott and A. W. BettC. A. WangC. Giesen and M. Heuken and F. Dimroth and A. W. Bett and T. Hannappel and Z. Kollonitsch and K. Moller and M. Seip and J. Koch and A. GreilingP. S. Dutta and H. Kim and A. Chandola and A. DigheT. Schlegl and F. Dimroth and A. Ohm and A. W. BettC. A. Wang and R. K. Huang and M. K. Connors and D. A. Shiau and P. G. Murphy and P. W. O'Brien and A. C. Anderson and D. Donetsky and S. Anikeev and G. Belenky and S. Luryi and G. NicholsM. N. Simcock and J.-L. Santailler and P. Dusserre and N. GiacomettiD. Martin and C. AlgoraP. Donetsky and S. Anikeev and N. Gu and G. Belenky and S. Luryi and C. A. Wang and D. A. Shiau and M. Dashiell and J. Beausang and G. NicholsR. K. Huang and C. A. Wang and M. K. Connors and G. W. Turner and M. DashiellN. E. Posthuma and J. van der Heide and G. Flamand and J. PoortmansZ. A. Shellenbarger and G. C. Taylor and R. U. Martinelli and J. M. CarpinelliC. W. Bumby and P. A. Shields and R. J. Nicholas and Q. Fan and G. Shmavonyan and L. May and S. K. HaywoodL. Reijnen and R. Brunton and I. R. GrantJ. Vincent and D. Martin and V. Bermudez and C. Algora and E. DieguezA. Mitric and J. Vincent and R. Caillard and V. Bermudez and E. Dieguez and T. DuffarT. Schlegl and P. Abbott and S. van Riesen and A. W. BettT. Schlegl and O. V. Sulima and A. W. BettM. W. Dashiell and J. F. Beausang and G. Nichols and D. M. Depoy and L. R. Danielson and H. Ehsani and K. D. Rahner and J. Azarkevich and P. Talamo and E. Brown and S. Burger and P. Fourspring and W. Topper and P. F. Baldasaro and C. A. Wang and R. Huang and M. Connors and G. Turner and Z. Shellenbarger and G. Taylor and J. Li and R. Martinelli and D. Donetski and S. Anikeev and G. Belenky and S. Luryi and D. R. Taylor and J. HazelC. Stelian and A. Mitric and V. Corregidor and L. C. Alves and N. P. Barradas and T. DuffarM. W. Wanlass and S. P. Ahrenkiel and R. K. Ahrenkiel and J. J. Carapella and R. J. Wehrer and B. WernsmanV. P. Khvostikov and V. D. Rumyantsev and O. A. Khvostikova and M. Z. Shvarts and P. Y. Gazaryan and S. V. Sorokina and N. A. Kaluzhniy and V. M. AndreevR. J. Wehrer and M. W. Wanlass and D. Taylor and B. Wernsman and J. J. Carapella and R. W. Schultz and S. P. Ahrenkiel and D. M. Wilt and M. W. Dashiell and R. R. Siergiej and S. D. Link and R. L. MesshamD. M. Wilt and R. J. Wehrer and W. F. Maurer and P. P. Jenkins and B. Wernsman and R. W. SchultzM. W. Wanlass and D. S. AlbinR. Ginige and B. Corbett and J. Hilgarth and I. Ballard and P. Abbott and K. Barnham and M. Mazzer and G. ClarkeR. R. Siergiej and S. Sinharoy and T. Valko and R. J. Wehrer and B. Wernsman and S. D. Link and R. W. Schultz and R. L. Messham
Prefacep. xi
Group Photop. xiii
Invited Conference Keynote
A Retrospective of Four Decades of Military Interest in Thermophotovoltaics (Invited Conference Keynote)p. 3
Section A Systems and Modeling
An Overview of TPV Research Activities in Japan (Invited Session Keynote)p. 15
Thermoelectric Energy Conversion - Overview of a TPV Alternative (Invited Session Keynote)p. 24
TPV Systems - From Research towards Commercialisation (Invited Session Keynote)p. 33
Micron-gap ThermoPhotoVoltaics (MTPV) (Invited Session Keynote)p. 42
TPV Power Source Using Infrared-Sensitive Cells with Commercially Available Radiant Tube Burnerp. 52
System Performance Projections for TPV Energy Conversionp. 61
Development of a Novel TPV Power Generatorp. 71
Structural Features of a Solar TPV Systemp. 79
TPV Power Generation System Using Super-Adiabatic Combustion in Porous Quartz Glassp. 88
Solar Thermophotovoltaic Converters: Efficiency Potentialitiesp. 96
A Novel Integrated TPV Power Generation System based on a Cascaded Radiant Burnerp. 105
Animation Tool and Q.E. Measurements for Estimating the Optimum System Efficiency of a TPV Generatorp. 114
Thermophotovoltaic Converter Design for Radioisotope Power Systemsp. 123
TPV-Application as Small Back-up Generator for Standalone Photovoltaic Systemsp. 133
PowerSphere: A Novel Photovoltaic Cavity Converter Using Low Bandgap TPV Cells for Efficient Conversion of High Power Laser Beams into Electricityp. 142
Heat Transfer Modelling of Glass Media within TPV Systemsp. 153
Modeling of Radiative Energy Transfer and Conversion in a TPV Power Systemp. 162
Section B Emitters and Filters
Thermophotovoltaic Spectral Controlp. 171
New Performance Levels for TPV Front Surface FiltersT. D. Rahmlow, Jr. and J. E. Lazo-Wasem and E. J. Gratrix and P. M. Fourspring and D. M. DePoy
Frequency Selective Surface Bandpass Filters Applied to Thermophotovoltaic Generatorsp. 189
Compact TPV Generation System Using Al[subscript 2]O[subscript 3]/Er[subscript 3]Al[subscript 5]O[subscript 12] Eutectic Ceramics Selective Emittersp. 198
Thermophotovoltaic Generation with Microstructured Tungsten Selective Emittersp. 206
1D Metallo-Dielectric Photonic Crystals as Selective Emitters for Thermophotovoltaic Applicationsp. 215
Transparent Conducting Oxides as Antireflection Coatings for GaSb TPV Cellsp. 221
Spectral Control of Transmission of Diffuse Irradiation Using Piled AR Coated Quartz Glass Filtersp. 230
Study and Optimization of Ceramic Coatings for Thermophotovoltaic Applicationsp. 237
Cell-Mounted Spectral Filters for Thermophotovoltaic Applicationsp. 244
Section C Cell Technolgies
Antimony-Based III-V Thermophotovoltaic Materials and Devices (Invited Session Keynote)p. 255
MOVPE Growth of Sb-based Semiconductors in a 9x2-inch Planetary Reactorp. 267
Development of Low Cost III-V Ternary and Quaternary Bulk Substrates and Epilayers for High Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic Applicationsp. 276
TPV Modules Based on GaSb Structuresp. 285
Monolithic Series-Interconnected GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Devices Wafer Bonded to GaAsp. 294
Zinc Diffusion In GaSb for Thermophotovoltaic Cell Applicationsp. 303
Theoretical Comparison between Diffused and Epitaxial GaSb TPV Cellsp. 311
Analysis of Recombination Processes in 0.5-0.6 eV Epitaxial GaInAsSb Lattice-Matched to GaSbp. 320
Hybrid Back Surface Reflector GaInAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Devicesp. 329
Development of Low Cost Germanium Photovoltaic Cells for Application in TPV Using Spin on Diffusantsp. 337
High Performance InGaAsSb TPV Cellsp. 345
Improved Efficiency of GaSb/GaAs TPV Cells Using an Offset p-n Junction and Off-Axis (100) Substratesp. 353
Comparison of LEC-Grown and VGF-GrownGaSbp. 360
GaSb Polycrystalline Wafers for TPV Cell Manufacturingp. 368
Ga[subscript (1-x)]In[subscript x]Sb Bulk Crystal Growth for Thermophotovoltaic Applicationp. 377
Degradation Study of MOVPE-Grown and Zinc-Diffused GaSb Cells for Thermophotovoltaic Applicationsp. 387
The Influence of Surface Preparation on Zn-Diffusion Processes in GaSbp. 396
0.52 eV Quaternary InGaAsSb Thermophotovoltaic Diode Technologyp. 404
Bridgman Solidification of Concentrated GaInSb Alloys with Variable Growth Ratep. 415
Section D Cell Technologies II
Recent Advances in Low-Bandgap, InP-Based GaInAs/InAsP Materials and Devices for Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Energy Conversion (Invited Session Keynote)p. 427
Thermophotovoltaic Cells Based on Low-Bandgap Compoundsp. 436
0.52 eV InGaAs/InPAs Thermophotovoltaic Cellsp. 445
Buffer Layer Effects on Tandem InGaAs TPV Devicesp. 453
A Rigorous Analysis of Series-Connected, Multi-Bandgap, Tandem Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) Energy Convertersp. 462
A Comparative Study of Front and Back Illuminated Strain Balanced InGaAs MQW Thermophotovoltaic Cells on n-InP Substrate for High Power Applicationsp. 471
InGaAsP/InGaAs Tandem TPV Devicep. 480
Author Indexp. 489