Enhanced power density in zero-vacuum-gap thermophotovoltaic devices
Mohammad Habibi, Sai C. Yelishala, Yunxuan Zhu, Eric J. Tervo, Myles A. Steiner, Longji Cui
Abstract
Adding an infrared transparent spacer to far-field thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices boosts power density. This scalable zero-gap design surpasses vacuum blackbody limit and achieves performance comparable to near-field TPV with nanoscale gaps.
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ThermophotovoltaicZero (linguistics)Power (physics)Power densityMaterials scienceElectrical engineeringOptoelectronicsEnvironmental sciencePhysicsEngineeringCommon emitterThermodynamicsPhilosophyLinguisticsThermal Radiation and Cooling TechnologiesQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir EffectAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics