An integrated microcombustor and photonic crystal emitter for thermophotovoltaics
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Chan, Walker R.; Stelmakh, Veronika; Allmon, William R.; Waits, Christopher M.; Soljacic, Marin; Joannopoulos, John; Celanovic, Ivan; ... Show more Show less
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Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion is appealing for portable millimeter- scale generators because of its simplicity, but it relies on a high temperatures. The performance and reliability of the high-temperature components, a microcombustor and a photonic crystal emitter, has proven challenging because they are subjected to 1000-1200 C and stresses arising from thermal expansion mismatches. In this paper, we adopt the industrial process of diffusion brazing to fabricate an integrated microcombustor and photonic crystal by bonding stacked metal layers. Diffusion brazing is simpler and faster than previous approaches of silicon MEMS and welded metal, and the end result is more robust.
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2016-11Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of ElectronicsJournal
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
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IOP Publishing
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Chan, Walker R. et al. “An Integrated Microcombustor and Photonic Crystal Emitter for Thermophotovoltaics.” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 773 (November 2016): 012108.
Version: Final published version
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1742-6588
1742-6596
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