Selective emitters using photonic crystals for thermophotovoltaic energy conversion

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 896-899

  Gee, James M ^a   Moreno, James B ^a   Lin, Shawn Yu ^a   Fleming, James G ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMISSION; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TUNGSTEN;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0036954246     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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