Metallic Photonic Crystal Absorber-Emitter for Efficient Spectral Control in High-Temperature Solar Thermophotovoltaics

Rinnerbauer, Veronika; Lenert, Andrej; Bierman, David M.; Yeng, Yi Xiang; Chan, Walker R.; Geil, Robert D.; Senkevich, Jay J.; Joannopoulos, John D.; Wang, Evelyn N.; Soljačić, Marin; Celanovic, Ivan

doi:10.1002/aenm.201400334

Title: Metallic Photonic Crystal Absorber-Emitter for Efficient Spectral Control in High-Temperature Solar Thermophotovoltaics

Journal Article · Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Advanced Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201400334· OSTI ID:1387182

Rinnerbauer, Veronika ^[1]; Lenert, Andrej ^[2]; Bierman, David M. ^[2]; Yeng, Yi Xiang ^[1]; Chan, Walker R. ^[1]; Geil, Robert D. ^[3]; Senkevich, Jay J. ^[1]; Joannopoulos, John D. ^[1]; Wang, Evelyn N. ^[2]; Soljačić, Marin ^[1]; Celanovic, Ivan ^[1]

Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave. MA Cambridge 02139 USA
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77, Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge MA 02139 USA
Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina, 223 Chapman Hall Chapel Hill 27599 USA

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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:: 1387182

Journal Information:: Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 12; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 1614-6832

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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