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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…
cond-mat.mes-hall2020★ 18 cited
Reduced thermal conductivity in molecular forests
Aashish Bhardwaj, A. Srikantha Phani, Alireza Nojeh +1
Heat propagation in quasi-one dimensional materials (Q1DMs) often appears paradoxical. While an isolated Q1DM, such as a nanowire, carbon nanotube, or polymer, can exhibit a high t…