Thermal-to-electrical energy conversion by diodes under negative illumination

Santhanam, Parthiban; Fan, Shanhui

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.93.161410

Title: Thermal-to-electrical energy conversion by diodes under negative illumination

Journal Article · Mon Apr 25 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.161410· OSTI ID:1371413

Santhanam, Parthiban ^[1]; Fan, Shanhui ^[1]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Here, we consider an infrared photodiode under negative illumination, wherein the photodiode is maintained at a temperature T and radiatively exposed to an emissive body colder than itself. We experimentally demonstrate that a diode under such conditions can generate electrical power. Furthermore, we show theoretically that the efficiency of energy conversion can approach the Carnot limit. This work is applicable to waste heat recovery as well as emerging efforts to utilize the cold dark universe as a thermodynamic resource for renewable energy.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001293

OSTI ID:: 1371413

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1249706

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 93, Issue 16; Related Information: LMI partners with California Institute of Technology (lead); Harvard University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ISSN 2469-9950

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Language:: English

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