Performance analysis of experimentally viable photonic crystal enhanced thermophotovoltaic systems

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 2013, Pages

  Yeng, Yi Xiang ^a   Chan, Walker R ^a   Rinnerbauer, Veronika ^a   Joannopoulos, John D ^a   Soljačić, Marin ^a   Celanovic, Ivan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS; LOW TEMPERATURES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; THERMODYNAMIC LIMITS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGIES; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 84887456087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.0A1035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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