High efficiency thermophotovoltaics for automotive applications

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Mazzer, Massimo ^a   De Risi, Arturo ^b   Laforgia, Domenico ^b   Barnham, Keith ^c   Rohr, Carsten ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES; INFRARED RADIATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; LOW DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; NARROW BANDS; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 85072468293     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-0991     Document Type: Conference Paper

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