10% Efficiency solar thermophotovoltaic systems using spectrally controlled monolithic planar absorber/emitters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 9140, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Shimizu, Makoto ^a   Kohiyama, Asaka ^a   Yugami, Hiroo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High temperature photonic material; Photovoltaic; Solar thermal; Spectral control of thermal radiation; Thermophotovoltaic

Indexed keywords

HEAT RADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

PHOTONIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR THERMAL; SPECTRAL CONTROL; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84902239590     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2057315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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