On the effects of optical constants and physical parameters on the emittance of thin-film selective emitters for thermophotovoltaic applications

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1167-1174

  Krishna, M Ghanashyam ^a   Biswas, R G ^a   Bhattacharya, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSPARENCY;

DIRECTIONAL EMITTANCE; SPECTRAL EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; THIN FILM THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC EMITTERS;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

EID: 0343389436     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/30/8/003     Document Type: Article

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