Photon enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) is a promising full-spectrum solar power
technology capable of converting super-bandgap photons via photovoltaic and sub …

We present a solar thermionic energy converter (STEC) incorporating interelectrode spacer
structures for solar energy harvesting. We demonstrate the impact of spacer loss on the …

The conceptual design of a nighttime electrochemical system (NECS) based on radiative
cooling for generating electrical power from dark night sky is proposed. Such a low …

The unusual electronic properties of 3-D topological Dirac semimetals have led to intensive
research efforts focusing on their potential applications in high-performance electronic …

An efficient hybrid system integrating a direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) with a vacuum
graphene-anode thermionic converter (VGTC) is proposed for cogeneration. The VGTC …

In recent years, research on near-field thermophotonic systems has predominantly focused
on waste heat recovery and electroluminescence cooling, while studies on near-field …

Since their discovery in 1895, x-ray tubes have attracted enormous interest and have been
intensively used in nondestructive inspection, medical imaging, and radiation therapy …

In this paper, a solar tracking device that can continuously track the sun by adjusting the
direction and angle of the solar panel in real time is designed and fabricated to improve the …

Van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures have attracted much attention due to their distinctive
optical, electrical, and thermal properties, demonstrating promising potential in areas such …

The relative errors of virtual cathodes calculated by using the one-dimensional virtual
cathode theory are analyzed and discussed. The studies of the error analysis show that the …