Enhanced power density in zero-vacuum-gap thermophotovoltaic devices
Energy Environ. Sci., 2025, 18,1514-1523DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04604H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mohammad Habibi, Sai C. Yelishala, Yunxuan Zhu, Eric J. Tervo, Myles A. Steiner, Longji CuiAdding an infrared transparent spacer to far-field thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices boosts power density. This scalable zero-gap design surpasses vacuum blackbody limit and achieves performance comparable to near-field TPV with nanoscale gaps.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04604H, Paper


Adding an infrared transparent spacer to far-field thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices boosts power density. This scalable zero-gap design surpasses vacuum blackbody limit and achieves performance comparable to near-field TPV with nanoscale gaps.
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