Photon Entropy Control and Near-Field Radiative Coupling Improve Efficiency of Thermoradiative Cells
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Author(s)
Hsu, Wei-Chun
Tong, Jonathan K.
Liao, Bolin
Huang, Yi
Boriskina, Svetlana V
Chen, Gang
Date Issued
October 2016
Journal
Frontiers in Optics 2016
Publisher
Optical Society
Citation
Hsu, Wei-Chun et al. “Photon Entropy Control and Near-Field Radiative Coupling Improve Efficiency of Thermoradiative Cells.” OSA, 2016.
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Efficiency of thermoradiative cells can be increased by selecting high-entropy infrared photons for radiative energy exchange. Near-field coupling to phonon polaritons in the heat sink further increases both conversion efficiency and power density.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2016.JW4A.157
