Micron-gap thermophotovoltaic systems enhanced by nanowires
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عنوان ژورنال: Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1569-4410
DOI: 10.1016/j.photonics.2014.10.007