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A technique for enhancing the generation of carriers (ex. electrons and/or holes) in semiconductor devices such as photovoltaic cells and the like, receiving radiation from a heated surface, through the use of micron juxtaposition of the surface of the device and the heated surface and with the gap

A technique for enhancing the generation of carriers (ex. electrons and/or holes) in semiconductor devices such as photovoltaic cells and the like, receiving radiation from a heated surface, through the use of micron juxtaposition of the surface of the device and the heated surface and with the gap thereinbetween preferably evacuated.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of enhancing the generation of electrical currents in a conductive or semi-conductive surface receiving radiation from a heated surface, that comprises, emitting radiation from a heated surface of temperature T.sub.H ; coupling the radiation through an evacuated

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of enhancing the generation of electrical currents in a conductive or semi-conductive surface receiving radiation from a heated surface, that comprises, emitting radiation from a heated surface of temperature T.sub.H ; coupling the radiation through an evacuated gap for reception by a relatively cool conductive or semi-conductive surface maintained at temperature T.sub.C, where T.sub.H >T.sub.C ; and adjusting the spacing of the gap to the order of submicrons/microns to achieve an enhanced increase in the relatively cool surface generation of electrical currents in response to the radiation coupled through the gap.