Solar Thermoelectric and Thermophotovoltaic Converters

Gang Chen

doi:10.1364/SOLAR.2008.STuB3

Solar Energy: New Materials and Nanostructured Devices for High Efficiency
(Optica Publishing Group, 2008),
paper STuB3
•https://doi.org/10.1364/SOLAR.2008.STuB3

Solar Thermoelectric and Thermophotovoltaic Converters

Gang Chen

Solar Energy: New Materials and Nanostructured Devices for High Efficiency 2008

Stanford, California United States
24–25 June 2008
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Thermal Photovoltaics (STuB)

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Abstract

This paper discusses potentials of converting solar energy first into a terrestrial heat source and then into electricity via solid-state thermoelectric and thermophotovoltaic devices. Theoretical efficiency as well as recent materials advances will be presented. Article not available.

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