Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 3, 20200224(2021)

Research on character of molecular beam epitaxial GaSb thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells

Danong Zheng1...2, Xiangbin Su1,2,*, Yingqiang Xu1,2, and Zhichuan Niu12 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory for Superlattices and Microstructures, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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    Danong Zheng, Xiangbin Su, Yingqiang Xu, Zhichuan Niu. Research on character of molecular beam epitaxial GaSb thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(3): 20200224

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    Category: Materials and Thin films

    Received: Jun. 8, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2021

    The Author Email: Su Xiangbin (suxb@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20200224

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