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Micro-gap thermo-photo-thermionics: An alternative approach to harvesting thermo-photons and its comparison with thermophotovoltaics
Ehsanur Rahman, Alireza Nojeh
This work investigates an alternative to thermophotovoltaics for harvesting thermal and optical energy via photon coupling and thermionic energy conversion. In this device, a heat…
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…
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…
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…