Review of near-field thermal radiation and its application to energy conversion

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1203-1232

  Basu, S ^a   Zhang, Z M ^a   Fu, C J ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluctuational electrodynamics; Near field thermal radiation; Thermophotovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES; EVANESCENT WAVE; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; NANOFABRICATION TECHNIQUES; NEAR FIELD RADIATION; NEAR-FIELD; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARALLEL PLATES; PHOTON TUNNELING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THERMAL RADIATIONS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT RADIATION; HIGH PASS FILTERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

RADIATION;

EID: 70349629015     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1607     Document Type: Article

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