Solar steam generation by heat localization

Ghasemi, Hadi; Ni, George; Marconnet, Amy Marie; Loomis, James; Yerci, Selcuk; Miljkovic, Nenad; Chen, Gang

doi:10.1038/ncomms5449

Title: Solar steam generation by heat localization

Journal Article · Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5449· OSTI ID:1385315

Ghasemi, Hadi; Ni, George; Marconnet, Amy Marie; Loomis, James; Yerci, Selcuk; Miljkovic, Nenad; Chen, Gang

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)

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

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577

OSTI ID:: 1385315

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 5; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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