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physics.app-ph2022
The Effects of Electronic and Photonic Coupling on the Performance of a Photothermionic-Photovoltaic Hybrid Solar Device
Ehsanur Rahman, Alireza Nojeh
This work presents a detailed analysis of the photothermionic-photovoltaic hybrid solar device. The electrons in this hybrid device gain energy from both the solar photons and ther…
physics.app-ph2020★ 34 cited
Harvesting Solar Thermal Energy With a Micro-gap Thermionic-Thermoelectric Hybrid Energy Converter: Model Development, Energy Exchange Analysis, and Performance Optimization
Ehsanur Rahman, Alireza Nojeh
We present a comprehensive analysis of a dual, micro-gap thermionic-thermoelectric hybrid energy converter by developing a detailed theoretical model of the system. The Space-charg…
physics.app-ph2020★ 37 cited
Interplay Between Near-Field Radiative Coupling and Space Charge Effects in a Micro gap Thermionic Energy Converter under Fixed Heat Input
Ehsanur Rahman, Alireza Nojeh
We investigate the performance of a micro gap vacuum thermionic energy converter considering the loss mechanisms due to the space charge effect and interelectrode radiative heat tr…