Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 1, 78(2023)

Effects of incident spectrum and radiative power intensity on the performance of GaSb thermophotovoltaic cell

Xin WANG, Xue CHEN*, Hong-Yu PAN, Xiu-Li LIU, and Xin-Lin XIA
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  • School of Energy Science and Engineering,Harbin Institute of Technology,Harbin 150001,China
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    Schematic of GaSb thermophotovoltaic cell model
    Comparison of the (a) J-V curves and (b) P-V curves in this work with that in Ref. [14]
    Diagrams of (a) the blackbody radiation intensity at 2000 K and (b) the complex refractive index of GaSb[37]
    Diagram of J-V and P-V curves for the GaSb thermophotovoltaic cell under 2000 K blackbody radiation
    Diagrams of (a) the Quasi Fermi level difference and (b) the electrostatic potential in the cell
    Diagrams of (a) the carrier concentration and (b) the carrier generation/recombination rate in the cell
    Diagrams of performance characteristics of the cell under different wavelength: (a) J-V characteristic curves, (b) short-circuit current density, (c) P-V characteristic curves, (d) maximum output electric power intensity
    Diagrams of (a) open circuit voltage and corresponding voltage of maximum output electric power intensity, (b) filling factor and efficiency of the cell under different wavelengths
    Diagrams of (a) J-V and (b) P-V characteristic curves of the cell under different incident power intensities
    Diagrams of (a) open circuit voltage and corresponding voltage of maximum output electric power intensity, (b) filling factor and efficiency of the cell under different incident power intensities
    Diagram of the spectral curves for the cell efficiency under different incident power intensities
    • Table 1. Comparison of electrical performance parameters results in this work with that in Ref. [14]

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      Table 1. Comparison of electrical performance parameters results in this work with that in Ref. [14]

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      Pe,max /

      (W·cm-2

      JSC /

      (A·cm-2

      VOC /(V)FF
      Ref.[140.5271.4840.4570.777
      This work0.5281.4840.4560.781
    • Table 2. Simulation parameters of the GaSb thermophotovoltaic cell in this work

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      Table 2. Simulation parameters of the GaSb thermophotovoltaic cell in this work

      ParameterValueReference
      μn /(cm2·V-1·s-14 484.8322
      μp /(cm2·V-1·s-1378.5122
      rrad /(cm3·s-18.5×10-1122
      τn,SRH / ns1114
      τp,SRH / ns60036
      rn(p),Aug /(cm6·s-13×10-3038
      Sn(p)/(cm·s-11×10534
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    Xin WANG, Xue CHEN, Hong-Yu PAN, Xiu-Li LIU, Xin-Lin XIA. Effects of incident spectrum and radiative power intensity on the performance of GaSb thermophotovoltaic cell[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(1): 78

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: May. 10, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 23, 2023

    The Author Email: CHEN Xue (hit_chenxue@hit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2023.01.011

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