Ideal near-field thermophotovoltaic cells
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Performance analysis of near-field thermophotovoltaic devices considering absorption distribution
This paper elucidates the energy transfer and conversion processes in near-field thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, considering local radiation absorption and photocurrent generation in the TPV cell. Radiation heat transfer in a multilayered structure is modeled using the fluctuation–dissipation theorem, and the electric current generation is evaluated based on the photogeneration and recombinat...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review B
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1098-0121,1550-235X
DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.91.205435