SI-BASED THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC CELL WITH INTEGRATED AIR BRIDGE

Abstract: techniques are presented for fabricating optoelectronic devices with integrated air bridges for improved efficiency. the optoelectronic device includes: a reflector disposed on the substrate; a spacer layer disposed on the reflector; and a thermophotovoltaic cell disposed on to the spacer layer, such that the spacer layer is arranged between the reflector and the thermophotovoltaic cell and the spacer layer includes a cavity which extends between the reflector and the thermophotovoltaic cell. of note, the thermophotovoltaic cell is comprised of silicon material with one or more lateral p-n junctions formed therein.

Inventor(s): Dejiu FAN, Tobias BURGER, Byungjun LEE, Andrej LENERT, Stephen R. FORREST

CPC Classification: H02S10/30 (Thermophotovoltaic systems (photovoltaic cells specially adapted for conversion or sensing of infrared [IR] radiation ; thermoelectric devices ))

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