Table of contents for Thermophotovoltaic generation of electricity : Seventh World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity, TPV7, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, 25-27 September, 2006 / editors, Carlos Algora, Victoria Corregidor.


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Preface  ........ ......... ..... ......... . .... . ... . ..... . ...... ..  ..... .  .ix
Organization ............. .......... .......... ..... ..... .   .... ... ......   xiii
Conference Photos  ............................. ............. ........ xv
INVITED TALKS
Solar Thermophotovoltaics: Combining Solar Thermal and
Photovoltaics  ............... ............. ........................ .......   3
A. Luque
TPV History from 1990 to Present and Future Trends................ ....... 17
L. M. Fraas and L. Minkin
TOPIC 1: HEATING SYSTEMS AND EMITTERS
TPV Power Generation System Using a High Temperature Metal
Radiant Burner .. ......... .. . ....... ..... ..... ...... ..................  27
K. Qiu, A. C. S. Hayden, and E. Entchev
Slurry- and Plasma-spray Coating of Selective Emitting Rare-earth
Oxides on High Temperature Substrates..................................37
W. J. Tobler and W. Durisch
Two-dimensional Tungsten Photonic Crystals as Thermophotovoltaic
Selective Emitters ....................... ...........................47
N. Jovanovic, I. Celanovic, and J. Kassakian
TOPIC 2: FILTERS AND SPECTRAL CONTROL
Development of Front Surface, Spectral Control Filters with Greater
Temperature Stability for Thermophotovoltaic Energy Conversion. .... ....... 59
T. D. Rahmlow, Jr., D. M. DePoy, P. M. Fourspring, H. Ehsani,
J. E. Lazo-Wasem, and E. J. Gratrix
A Feasibility Study on Spectral Control Using Piled AR-coated Quartz
Filters for Application to TPV .... ............... ..... .....  ..... .. 68
T. Kumano and K. Hanamura
Selective Emitter with Two-dimensional Surface Microstructures
Revisited ....... . .... . ... .  ....  ....  ......... , .................  ... .. . 77
D. Takagi, Y. Suzuki, and N. Kasagi
TOPIC 3: SEMICONDUCTORS MATERIALS
An Overview of the Contributions under Semiconductors Materials
for TPV  Cells Topic .............. ... .............. ...................87
J. L. Santailler and V. Corregidor
Technical Developments and Principal Results of Vertical Feeding
Method for GaSb and GaInSb Alloys .....................        ............. .89
J. Vincent, C. Diaz-Guerra, J. Piqueras, and E. Dieguez
Modification of the Electrical Properties in Pure and Doped GaSb by
Doping with Er and Yb ...................................... ........... 99
J. L. Plaza, V. Corregidor, J. Olvera, C. Algora, and E. Dieguez
Lattice-matched GaInAsSb on GaSb for TPV Cells ....................... 107
E. Welser, F. Dimroth, A. Ohm, W. Guter, G. Siefer, S. Philipps, J. Sch6ne,
E. K. Polychroniadis, S. Konidaris, and A. W. Bett
Carrier Concentration Control of GaSb/GaInAsSb System.. ............... 115
J.-L. Lazzari, F. De Anda, J. Nieto, H. Ait-Kaci, M. Mebarki, F. Chevrier,
P. Christol, and A. Joullie
TOPIC 4: CELL TECHNOLOGIES
An Overview of the Contributions under Cell Technologies Topic ..... ....... 127
T. Nagashima and V. Corregidor
Development of Low-cost Thermophotovoltaic Cells Using
Germanium Substrates .........,.. ................................. 129
J. van der Heide, N. E. Posthuma, G. Flamand, and J. Poortmans
GaSb Applications for Solar Thermophotovoltaic Conversion. ............... 139
V. P. Khvostikov, P. Y. Gazaryan, O. A. Khvostikova, N. S. Potapovich,
S. V. Sorokina, A. V. Malevskaya, M. Z. Shvarts, N. M. Shmidt, and
V. M. Andreev
Fabrication and Assessment of Optimized InGaAs Single-junction
TPV  Cells ........................................................... .. 149
M. Emziane, R. J. Nicholas, D. C. Rogers, and P. J. Cannard
Thermophotovoltaic Converters Based on Poly-crystalline GaSb............. 157
V. Corregidor, J. Vincent, C. Algora, and E. Dieguez
The Growth of Low Band Gap InAsPSb Based Diode
Heterostructures for Thermophotovoltaic Application .. .................... 165
V. A. Gevorkyan, V. M. Aroutiounian, K. M. Gambaryan, A. H. Arakelyan,
I. A. Andreev, L. V. Golubev, Yu. P. Yakovlev, and M. W. Wanlass
A Germanium Back Contact Type Thermophotovoltaic Cell................. 174
T. Nagashima, K. Okumura, and M. Yamaguchi
Ino.s3Ga.47As/InP Conventional and Inverted Thermophotovoltaic
Cells with Back Surface Reflector ....................................... 182
L. B. Karlina, M. M. Kulagina, N. K. Timoshina, A. S. Vlasov, and
V. M. Andreev
Back-surface Optimization of Germanium TPV Cells ...................... 190
J. Femandez, F. Dimroth, E. Oliva, M. Hermle, A. W. Bett
Thermophotovoltaic GaSb Cells Fabrication and Characterization ...... . .... 198
V. P. Khvostikov, J. L. Santailler, J. Rothman, J. P. Bell, M. Couchaud,
C. Calvat, G. Basset, A. Passero, O. A. Khvostikova, and M. Z. Shvarts
An Overview of the Contributions under Modeling Topic ................... 211
D. Martin
The Design and Optimization of Advanced Thermophotovoltaic
Devices for Deep Space Applications Using a New Modeling Approach ....... 213
S. Michael and L. T. B. Canfield
Optimization of Germanium Cells Arrays in Tungsten Emitter-based
Solar TPV  Systems.... ..................... ........ .......  ....  ...... 227
A. Datas, C. Algora, V. Corregidor, D. Martin, A. W. Bett, F. Dimroth, and
F Femrndez
Multi-junction Thermophotovoltaic Converters Based on Dilute
Nitride Superlattices Lattice Matched to InP ................ ..............238
L. Bhusal and A. Freundlich
TOPIC 6: SYSTEMS
INVITED TALKS
Qualification Testing of TPV Systems and Components: First Steps .......... 251
G. Sala, I. Ant6n, and C. Dominguez
An Overview of the Contributions under Systems Topic ................... 262
V. M. Andreev and A. Datas
Experimental Testing and Modeling Approach of a TPV Prototype........... .264
G. Mattarolo, J. Bard, and J. Schmid
Adapting TPV for Use in a Standard Home Heating Furnace ..............273
R. S. Carlson and L. M. Fraas
A Solar TPV System Based on Germanium Cells ........... -.    .......... 280
A. Datas, C. Algora, J. C. Zamorano, V. Corregidor, D. Martin, A. W. Bett,
F. Dimroth, J. Fernandez, M. Baudrit, and B. HernAndez
Nano-gap TPV Generation of Electricity through Evanescent Wave in
Near-field Above Emitter Surface .................291
K. Hanamura and K. Mori
Light Pipe Thermophotovoltaics (LTPV) ..................... .. ..........   297
D. L. Chubb
Conversion of NIR-radiation to Electric Power in a Solar Greenhouse........ 317
P. J. Sonneveld, G. L. A. M. Swinkels, G. P. A. Bot, and G. Flamand
TPV Systems with Solar Powered Tungsten Emitters.............. ........327
A. S. Vlasov, V. P. Khvostikov, O. A. Khvostikova, P. Y. Gazaryan,
S. V. Sorokina, and V. M. Andreev
Thermophotovoltaics for Space Power Applications ....................... 335
D. Wilt, D. Chubb, D. Wolford, P. Magari, and C. Crowley
Efficiency of Thermionic and Thermoelectric Converters ................... 349
Y. C. Gerstenmaier and G. Wachutka



Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Photovoltaic power generation Congresses, Thermoelectricity Congresses, Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances Congresses