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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628278
