Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | S/P2/00479/00/00 | |
| Title | The development of advanced low cost InP based PhotoVoltaic Devices | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Solar Energy, Photovoltaics) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 50%; Applied Research and Development 50%; |
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| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr D (Dave ) Rogers No email address given Centre for Integrated Photonics |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | DTI | |
| Start Date | 03 October 2005 | |
| End Date | 30 November 2008 | |
| Duration | 37 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £668,558 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | East of England | |
| Programme | SOLAR-PV | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr D (Dave ) Rogers , Centre for Integrated Photonics (99.998%) |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , University of Oxford (0.001%) Project Contact , Wafer Technology Ltd (0.001%) |
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| Web Site | ||
| Objectives | Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices are photovoltaic cells which produce electricity from heat sources such as industrial combustion processes, with potentially 100-10,000 times the output of a Si solar cell. Potential applications include industrial waste heat recovery, domestic combined heat and power (CHP), embedded generation, military applications, hydrogen powered transport, and solar concentrator systems.TPV cells currently available use GaSb, an expensive material. This project aims to develop 3-terminal devices based on InGaAs/InP responding to both the 1-1.7 micron infrared region currently covered by GaSb and the shorter 0.5.1 micron region. These will exploit the advantages of cheaper InP substrates and higher efficiency from broader spectral coverage. In the longer term the projectwill assess potential for InP devices grown on Si substrates to address the solar concentrator market. | |
| Abstract | ||
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
