Solar thermophotovoltaic energy conversion systems with two-dimensional tantalum photonic crystal absorbers and emitters

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-296

  Nam, Youngsuk ^a,b   Yeng, Yi Xiang ^a   Lenert, Andrej ^a   Bermel, Peter ^a   Celanovic, Ivan ^a   Soljačić, Marin ^a   Wang, Evelyn N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorbers; Emitters; Photonic crystals; Solar; Tantalum; Thermophotovoltaic

Indexed keywords

2-D PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; ABSORBERS; COMPACT SYSTEM DESIGN; EMITTERS; ENERGY LOSS MECHANISMS; SOLAR; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGIES; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; TANTALUM; TEMPERATURE; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 84892185343     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.12.012     Document Type: Article

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