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Performance analysis of experimentally viable photonic crystal enhanced thermophotovoltaic systems
2013
Optics Express
One of the keys towards high efficiency thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion systems lies in spectral control. Here, we present detailed performance predictions of realistic TPV systems incorporating experimentally demonstrated advanced spectral control components. Compared to the blackbody emitter, the optimized two-dimensional (2D) tantalum (Ta) photonic crystal (PhC) selective emitter enables up to 100% improvement in system efficiency. When combined with the well characterized cold
doi:10.1364/oe.21.0a1035
pmid:24514924
fatcat:snf4cutjqnafpp33nxwp5xhejy