A NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED HIGH-TEMPERATURE SELECTIVE ABSORBER-EMITTER PAIR FOR A SOLAR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM WITH NARROWBAND THERMAL EMISSION | Zendy

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A NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED HIGH-TEMPERATURE SELECTIVE ABSORBER-EMITTER PAIR FOR A SOLAR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM WITH NARROWBAND THERMAL EMISSION

Author(s) -

Zhipeng Hu,

Yuan Zhang,

Liu Liu,

Liu Yang,

Sailing He

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

electromagnetic waves

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1559-8985

pISSN - 1070-4698

DOI - 10.2528/pier18011002

Subject(s) - thermophotovoltaic , narrowband , common emitter , thermal emission , materials science , thermal , optoelectronics , photovoltaic system , optics , physics , electrical engineering , engineering , meteorology

Using absorber-emitter modules, solar thermophotovoltaic (STPV) systems could potentially break through the Shockley-Queisser limit. Efficient spectral selectivity and high temperature endurance are the keys to this technology. In this paper, a high-efficiency selective absorberemitter module based on refractory material nanostructures is designed for solar thermophotovoltaic applications. Our numerical simulations show that the proposed absorber-emitter module could provide a specified narrowband emission spectrum above the bandgap with optimal bandwidth, and its performance is robust and independent of incident angle and polarization. According to detailed balance calculations, over a broad range of module temperatures, the solar cell efficiency of our design could surpass the Shockley-Queisser limit by 41%.

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