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. 2015 Jun 1;5:10661. doi: 10.1038/srep10661

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Schematics of the thin-film system studied for the radiative heat transfer model and the PV cell electrical model. (a) The TPV system consists of a thin-film emitter and a thin-film PV cell. Both films are placed onto semi-infinite back reflectors. (b) A magnified view of the PV cell detailing the structure assumed for the electrical analysis. The PV cell consists of a p-type quasi-neutral region, a n-type quasi-neutral region, and a space charge region. In this study, the thicknesses of the p-type and n-type quasi-neutral regions are assumed equal.