Near-field thermophotovoltaic energy conversion: progress and opportunities

R Mittapally, A Majumder, P Reddy, E Meyhofer - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
Direct conversion of heat to electricity via solid-state approaches is a rapidly advancing area
of research owing to its prospective use in recovering waste heat and in energy storage and …

A review on current development of thermophotovoltaic technology in heat recovery

S Chen, Y Guo, Q Pan, Y Shuai - International Journal of Extreme …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
A review on current development of thermophotovoltaic technology in heat recovery Page 1
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Photonics roadmap for ultra-high-temperature thermophotovoltaics

MRS Dias, T Gong, MA Duncan, SC Ness… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
The ability to control thermal emission is crucial for the thermal regulation of devices, barrier
coatings, and thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems. However, only a limited number of …

[HTML][HTML] Tungsten nanodisc-based spectrally-selective polarization-independent thermal emitters

A Chirumamilla, F Ding, Y Yang, MSM Rajan… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells convert thermally emitted photons into electrical power
using photovoltaic (PV) detectors. To realize highly efficient thermal energy harvesting using …

Near-field radiative modulator based on α-MoO3 films

L Li, X Wu, H Liu, K Shi, Y Liu, K Yu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) has great potential in thermal management and
energy harvesting due to the giant radiative heat flux. Modulation of NFRHT is another …

Near-field radiative heat transfer between multilayer structures composed of different hyperbolic materials

K Yu, L Li, K Shi, H Liu, Y Hu, K Zhang, Y Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) has drawn significant interest in the recent years,
including thermal management and energy harvesting. The NFRHT between single …

Silicon vertical multijunction cell for thermophotovoltaic conversion

D Chemisana, O Teixidó, R Vaillon - ACS Energy Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
A new class of thermophotovoltaic cells converting thermal radiation power into electrical
power from sources at very high temperature (> 1800° C) is currently emerging. Like …

Enhanced photon utilization in single cavity mode air-bridge thermophotovoltaic cells

J Lim, B Roy-Layinde, B Liu, A Lenert… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An air-bridge thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cell can enable nearly complete utilization of out-of-
band (OOB) photons. However, the air-bridge consists of a micron-thick free-standing …

Large Area Near‐Field Thermophotovoltaics for Low Temperature Applications

J Selvidge, RM France, J Goldsmith… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thermophotovoltaics, devices that convert thermal infrared photons to electricity, offer a key
pathway for a variety of critical renewable energy technologies including thermal energy …

Bifacial thermophotovoltaic energy conversion

A Datas - ACS Photonics, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion efficiency has recently surpassed 30%. The
key behind such high efficiency is the inclusion of a highly efficient mirror in the rear of the …