CPC H01L 31/0525 (2013.01) [H01L 25/167 (2013.01); H01L 31/0725 (2013.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.12); H10N 10/10 (2023.02)] | 18 Claims |
1. An improved solar electricity generation system comprising:
semiconductor layers to convert photons from light into electrical current comprising:
a first semiconductor layer,
a second semiconductor layer,
a third semiconductor layer,
a first depletion zone located between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer that upon receiving at least part of the photons generates the electrical current in a first current direction, and
a second depletion zone located between the second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer that upon receiving at least part of the photons generates the electrical current in a second current direction; and
a thermoelectric component operatively installed to the semiconductor layers to convert thermal energy received from the semiconductor layers into recovered electrical current to be directed to the second semiconductor layer as a bias current.
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