Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density

Near-field thermophotovoltaic holds the potential for achieving high-power density and energy conversion efficiency by utilizing evanescent modes of heat transfer, yet the performance still lags behind the far-field counterpart. Here, the authors combine thermally robust planar emitter with InGaAs P...

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Main Authors:	Rohith Mittapally, Byungjun Lee, Linxiao Zhu, Amin Reihani, Ju Won Lim, Dejiu Fan, Stephen R. Forrest, Pramod Reddy, Edgar Meyhofer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:	Nature Communications
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24587-7

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spelling	doaj-711815f6563747ca9f633e4e7188b16f2021-07-18T11:42:02ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-07-011211810.1038/s41467-021-24587-7Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power densityRohith Mittapally0Byungjun Lee1Linxiao Zhu2Amin Reihani3Ju Won Lim4Dejiu Fan5Stephen R. Forrest6Pramod Reddy7Edgar Meyhofer8Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of MichiganDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of MichiganDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of MichiganDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of MichiganDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of MichiganDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of MichiganDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of MichiganDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of MichiganNear-field thermophotovoltaic holds the potential for achieving high-power density and energy conversion efficiency by utilizing evanescent modes of heat transfer, yet the performance still lags behind the far-field counterpart. Here, the authors combine thermally robust planar emitter with InGaAs PV to push the limit of near-field device further.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24587-7
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author	Rohith Mittapally Byungjun Lee Linxiao Zhu Amin Reihani Ju Won Lim Dejiu Fan Stephen R. Forrest Pramod Reddy Edgar Meyhofer
spellingShingle	Rohith Mittapally Byungjun Lee Linxiao Zhu Amin Reihani Ju Won Lim Dejiu Fan Stephen R. Forrest Pramod Reddy Edgar Meyhofer Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density Nature Communications
author_facet	Rohith Mittapally Byungjun Lee Linxiao Zhu Amin Reihani Ju Won Lim Dejiu Fan Stephen R. Forrest Pramod Reddy Edgar Meyhofer
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title	Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density
title_short	Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density
title_full	Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density
title_fullStr	Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density
title_full_unstemmed	Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density
title_sort	near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density
publisher	Nature Publishing Group
series	Nature Communications
issn	2041-1723
publishDate	2021-07-01
description	Near-field thermophotovoltaic holds the potential for achieving high-power density and energy conversion efficiency by utilizing evanescent modes of heat transfer, yet the performance still lags behind the far-field counterpart. Here, the authors combine thermally robust planar emitter with InGaAs PV to push the limit of near-field device further.
url	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24587-7
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Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density

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