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Sub-0.6 eV Inverted Metamorphic GaInAs Cells Grown on InP and GaAs Substrates for Thermophotovoltaics and Laser Power Conversion
Kevin L. Schulte, Daniel J. Friedman, Titilope Dada +6
We present inverted metamorphic Ga0.3In0.7As photovoltaic converters with sub-0.60 eV bandgaps grown on InP and GaAs substrates. The compositionally graded buffers in these devices…
Efficient and Scalable GaInAs Thermophotovoltaic Devices
Eric J. Tervo, Ryan M. France, Daniel J. Friedman +15
Thermophotovoltaics are promising solid-state energy converters for a variety of applications such as grid-scale energy storage, concentrating solar-thermal power, and waste heat r…
Near-field radiative heat transfer between irregularly shaped dielectric particles modeled with the discrete system Green's function method
Lindsay P. Walter, Eric J. Tervo, Mathieu Francoeur
Near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) between irregularly shaped dielectric particles made of SiO2 and morphology characterized by Gaussian random spheres is studied. Particle…
Semiconductor-Dielectric-Metal Solar Absorbers with High Spectral Selectivity
Eric J. Tervo, Myles A. Steiner
An ideal solar thermal absorber has a sharp transition between high and low absorptance at the wavelength where the blackbody emissive power begins to exceed the solar irradiance.…
Thermophotovoltaic Efficiency of 40%
Alina LaPotin, Kevin L. Schulte, Myles A. Steiner +10
We report the fabrication and measurement of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells with efficiencies of >40%, which is a record high TPV efficiency and the first experimental demonstratio…
Spatial profiles of photon chemical potential in near-field thermophotovoltaic cells
Dudong Feng, Eric J. Tervo, Dragica Vasileska +3
Emitted photons stemming from the radiative recombination of electron-hole pairs carry chemical potential in radiative energy converters. This luminescent effect can substantially…
Coupled Charge and Radiation Transport Processes in Thermophotovoltaic and Thermoradiative Cells
William A. Callahan, Dudong Feng, Zhuomin M. Zhang +3
Accurate modeling of charge transport and both thermal and luminescent radiation is crucial to the understanding and design of radiative thermal energy converters. Charge carrier d…
Solar Thermoradiative-Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Eric J. Tervo, William A. Callahan, Eric S. Toberer +2
We propose a solar thermal energy conversion system consisting of a solar absorber, a thermoradiative cell or negative illumination photodiode, and a photovoltaic cell. Because it…
Thermal radiation in systems of many dipoles
Eric J. Tervo, Mathieu Francoeur, Baratunde A. Cola +1
Systems of many nanoparticles or volume-discretized bodies exhibit collective radiative properties that could be used for enhanced, guided, or tunable thermal radiation. These are…
Photonic thermal conduction by infrared plasmonic resonators in semiconductor nanowires
Eric J. Tervo, Michael E. Gustafson, Zhuomin M. Zhang +2
Photons typically do not contribute to thermal transport within a solid due to their low energy density and tendency to be quickly absorbed. We propose a practical material system…
Validity of kinetic theory for radiative heat transfer in nanoparticle chains
Eric J. Tervo, Baratunde A. Cola, Zhuomin M. Zhang
In chains of closely-spaced nanoparticles supporting surface polaritons, near-field electromagnetic coupling leads to collective effects and super-Planckian thermal radiation excha…
Collective Near-Field Thermal Emission from Polaritonic Nanoparticle Arrays
Eric Tervo, Zhuomin Zhang, Baratunde Cola
The spectral characteristics of near-field thermal emission from nanoparticle arrays are explained by comparison to the dispersions for propagating modes. Using the coupled dipole…