Solar thermophotovoltaics: reshaping the solar spectrum

Zhou, Zhiguang; Sakr, Enas; Sun, Yubo; Bermel, Peter

doi:10.1515/nanoph-2016-0011

Title: Solar thermophotovoltaics: reshaping the solar spectrum

Journal Article · Sat Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nanophotonics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2016-0011· OSTI ID:1363863

Zhou, Zhiguang ^[1]; Sakr, Enas ^[1]; Sun, Yubo ^[1]; Bermel, Peter ^[1]

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States). Birck Nanotechnology Center

There has been increasing interest in utilizing solar thermophotovoltaics (STPV) to convert sunlight into electricity, given their potential to exceed the Shockley-Queisser limit. Encouragingly, there have also been several recent demonstrations of improved system-level efficiency as high as 6.2%. Here, we review prior work in the field, with particular emphasis on the role of several key principles in their experimental operation, performance, and reliability. In particular, for the problem of designing selective solar absorbers, we consider the trade-off between solar absorption and thermal losses, particularly radiative and convective mechanisms. For the selective thermal emitters, we consider the tradeoff between emission at critical wavelengths and parasitic losses. Then for the thermophotovoltaic (TPV) diodes, we consider the trade-off between increasing the potential short-circuit current, and maintaining a reasonable opencircuit voltage. This treatment parallels the historic development of the field, but also connects early insights with recent developments in adjacent fields.With these various components connecting in multiple ways, a system-level end-to-end modeling approach is necessary for a comprehensive understanding and appropriate improvement of STPV systems. Our approach will ultimately allow researchers to design STPV systems capable of exceeding recently demonstrated efficiency values.

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