@inproceedings{e509f10cb09f4c2d861f0a2d4c4b0fce,
title = "Solar thermophotovoltaic energy conversion systems with tantalum photonic crystal absorbers and emitters",
abstract = "We investigated the performance of solar thermophotovoltaic (STPV) systems with 2D tantalum (Ta) PhCs using thermophotovoltaic experiments and a high-fidelity thermal electrical system-level model. The experimental data obtained with 1D PhCs matched the predicted results within experimental uncertainty. The model predicts that the absorber-to-electrical efficiency of a planar STPV consisting of an optimized 2D Ta PhC absorber/emitter and current state of the art InGaAsSb PV cell with a tandem filter can be as high as 10% at an irradiation flux of 130 kW/m2. This work offers a framework and guidelines to improve the performance of both PhCs and overall STPV systems.",
keywords = "STPV, TPV, Thermophotovoltaic, absorber, emitter, photonic crystal, solar, tantalum",
author = "Youngsuk Nam and Andrej Lenert and Yeng, {Yi Xiang} and Peter Bermel and Marin Soljacic and Wang, {Evelyn N.}",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 2013 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013 ; Conference date: 16-06-2013 Through 20-06-2013",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627033",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781467359818",
series = "2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS 2013",
pages = "1372--1375",
booktitle = "2013 Transducers and Eurosensors XXVII",
}