1D and 2D photonic crystals for thermophotovoltaic applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5450, Issue , 2004, Pages 416-422

  Celanovic, Ivan ^a   O'Sullivan, Francis ^a   Jovanovic, Natalija ^a   Qi, Minghao ^a   Kassakian, John ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Photonic crystal; Thermal emission; Thermophotovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

LOW-PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (LPCVD); PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; THERMAL EMISSIONS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 12344287070     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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