Tailoring high-temperature radiation and the resurrection of the incandescent source

Ilic, Ognjen; Bermel, Peter; Chen, Gang; Joannopoulos, John D.; Celanovic, Ivan; Soljačić, Marin

doi:10.1038/nnano.2015.309

Tailoring high-temperature radiation and the resurrection of the incandescent source

Journal Article · Mon Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Nature Nanotechnology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2015.309· OSTI ID:1371442

Ilic, Ognjen ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Joannopoulos, John D. ^[1]; Celanovic, Ivan ^[1]; Soljačić, Marin ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Research Lab. of Electronics
Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Birck Nanotechnology Center
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

In solar cells, the mismatch between the Sun's emission spectrum and the cells’ absorption profile limits the efficiency of such devices, while in incandescent light bulbs, most of the energy is lost as heat. One way to avoid the waste of a large fraction of the radiation emitted from hot objects is to tailor the thermal emission spectrum according to the desired application. This strategy has been successfully applied to photonic-crystal emitters at moderate temperatures, but is exceedingly difficult for hot emitters (>1,000 K). Here, we show that a plain incandescent tungsten filament (3,000 K) surrounded by a cold-side nanophotonic interference system optimized to reflect infrared light and transmit visible light for a wide range of angles could become a light source that reaches luminous efficiencies (~40%) surpassing existing lighting technologies, and nearing a limit for lighting applications. We experimentally demonstrate a proof-of-principle incandescent emitter with efficiency approaching that of commercial fluorescent or light-emitting diode bulbs, but with exceptional reproduction of colours and scalable power. The ability to tailor the emission spectrum of high-temperature sources may find applications in thermophotovoltaic energy conversion and lighting.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001299

OSTI ID:: 1371442

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1387747

Journal Information:: Nature Nanotechnology, Journal Name: Nature Nanotechnology Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 11; ISSN 1748-3387

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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