Thermophotovoltaics: Fundamentals, challenges and prospects

H Daneshvar, R Prinja, NP Kherani - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Thermophotovoltaics (TPV) is concerned with the application of photovoltaic diodes to
harvest electricity from thermal radiation. This is achieved through the use of appropriately …

Metamaterial selective emitters for photodiodes

DF DeMeo, NA Pfeister, CM Shemelya… - … and Materials XI, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This work demonstrates metamaterial (MM) selective thermal emitters for potential use with
energy harvesting photodiodes, such as thermophotovoltaic cells. Preliminary structures …

Decreasing dark current in long wavelength InAs/GaSb thermophotovoltaics via bandgap engineering

AS Licht, DF DeMeo, JB Rodriguez… - 2014 IEEE 40th …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
At present, the state of the art thermophotovoltaic diode material is GaSb, with a bandgap of
0.7 eV corresponding to source temperatures greater than 1000° C. We investigate …

Cutoff wavelength optimization for high-efficiency split spectrum photovoltaics

C Downs, TE Vandervelde - Physics, Simulation, and Photonic …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Split spectrum photovoltaics, where incident light is divided onto multiple cells on the basis
of wavelength, are an exciting recent development in the solar energy field. This technology …

Extending the operational wavelength of thermophotovoltaic devices via superlattice and barrier engineering

AS Licht, DF DeMeo, JB Rodriguez… - Physics, Simulation …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In this paper, we investigate extending the operational wavelength of thermophotovoltaic
diodes. Our calculations demonstrate that employing a barrier structure can reduce the …