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Photothermoelectric converters (PTECs) are proposed for the energy supply of low-power-consumption devices. The photoelectric units of PTECs employ high-efficiency solar cells based on the p-AlxGa1− x As-n-GaAs heterosystem. The thermoelectric units employ a ternary alloy of the n-BiTeSe-p-BiTeSb type. A new PTEC with a two-stage photoelectric unit, which offers a higher efficiency as compared to a device with a single-stage photocell, is developed.
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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 29, No. 6, 2003, pp. 76–81.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2003 by Kasymakhunova, Nabiev.
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Kasymakhunova, A.M., Nabiev, M. Photothermoelectric converters of concentrated radiation. Tech. Phys. Lett. 29, 253–255 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1565650
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