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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2017
The Government of the United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Louise C. Hirst, Hyattsville, MD (US);
Michael K. Yakes, Alexandria, VA (US);
Cory D. Cress, Alexandria, VA (US);
Phillip Jenkins, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Jeffrey H. Warner, Arbutus, MD (US);
Kenneth Schmieder, Alexandria, VA (US);
Robert J. Walters, Alexandria, VA (US);
Abstract
Photovoltaic (PV) device comprising an ultra-thin radiation-tolerant PV absorber mounted on a flexible film having an embedded persistent phosphor and having a plurality of interdigitated top and bottom contacts on the top of the PV absorber. The PV absorber is ultra-thin, e.g., typically having a thickness of 300 nm or less for a III-V-based absorber. The phosphor absorbs some of the photons incident on the device and then discharges them for use by the device in generating electrical power during times when the device is not illuminated by the sun.