DocumentCode
2871869
Title
Photonic crystal assisted high-efficiency thermal photovoltaic generation
Author
El-Kady, I. ; Murray, C. ; Luk, T.S. ; Koudelka, R. ; Fleming, J.G.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a detailed theoretical and experimental analysis of a novel thermal photovoltaic generation scheme based on the use of radioisotope heating of a metallic photonic crystal emitter. A two-fold TPV-device enhancement efficiency is observed.
Keywords
photonic crystals; photovoltaic effects; radioisotope thermoelectric generators; metallic photonic crystal emitter; photonic crystal assisted high-efficiency thermal photovoltaic generation; radioisotope heating; Heat engines; Heating; Lattices; Network topology; Photonic crystals; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Radioactive materials; Solar power generation; Tungsten; 160.0160; 230.0230; 250.050;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628278
Filename
4628278
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