Advances in gas-fired thermophotovoltaic systems

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 416-422

  Durisch, W ^a   Von Roth, F ^a   Tobler, W J ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Coating; Emission; Fuel fired thermophotovoltaics; Rare earth oxides; Silicon carbide; Ytterbia

Indexed keywords

OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMA SPRAYING; POROUS SILICON; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; FUEL-FIRED THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SILICON CARBIDE FOAMS;

GAS FIRED BOILERS;

EID: 36348988510     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2770749     Document Type: Article

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