Nonreciprocity in transmission mode with planar structures for arbitrarily polarized light

MF Picardi, VI Moerbeek, M Pascale… - Optical Materials …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Approaching thermodynamic limits in light harvesting requires enabling nonreciprocal
thermal emission. The majority of previously reported nonreciprocal thermal emitters operate …

Thermophotovoltaic performance metrics and techno-economics: Efficiency vs. power density

S Verma, K Buznitsky, A Henry - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermophotovoltaics (TPV) are a promising new approach for converting heat to electricity.
Their performance is primarily characterized by two metrics: efficiency and power density …

Enhanced power density in zero-vacuum-gap thermophotovoltaic devices

M Habibi, SC Yelishala, Y Zhu, EJ Tervo… - Energy & …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices, which convert infrared thermal radiation from a hot
emitter into electricity, hold great promise for applications in energy storage and waste heat …

[HTML][HTML] Embracing thermophotovoltaic electricity: Pathways to market adoption

A Datas, P Bondavalli, AM Pantaleo - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2025 - Elsevier
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion has gained significant attention in recent
years, leading to the funding of numerous research and business initiatives, particularly in …

Material Screening for Thermophotovoltaic Optical Emitters

D Kopper, MS Leite - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2025 - ACS Publications
Thermophotovoltaics (TPVs) have the potential to exhibit higher power conversion
efficiencies than traditional photovoltaics (PVs) through the use of a selective optical emitter …

Empirical Thermophotovoltaic Performance Predictions and Limits

TM Dada, CM Mestelle, DJ Friedman… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
Significant progress has been made in the field of thermophotovoltaics, with efficiency
recently rising to over 40% due to improvements in cell design and material quality, higher …

Ultra-broadband perfect solar absorber based on nanodisc and TiN nanopillar array structures

W He, Y Li, H Zhang, C Xue, W Peng… - … of Photonics for …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
As a method of effectively harnessing solar energy resources, the absorption efficiency of
solar absorbers is of paramount importance in optimizing energy use. We propose an ultra …

Materials Screening Approach to Thermochemically Stable Thin Film Optical Emitters for Thermophotovoltaics

D Kopper, MS Leite - arxiv preprint arxiv:2410.19829, 2024 - arxiv.org
Thermophotovoltaics (TPVs) have the potential to exhibit higher power conversion
efficiencies than traditional photovoltaics (PVs), with a broad range of applicability from …