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Wavelength Selective Emitting Materials Using High-Temperature Photonic Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Yong Sung Kim  and
Shawn-Yu Lin
Yong Sung Kim
Affiliation:
kimy10@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Troy, New York, United States
Shawn-Yu Lin
Affiliation:
sylin@rpi.edu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Troy, New York, United States
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Abstract

Recently, wavelength selective emitting materials have attracted extensive interest due to their potential of high optical-to-electricity conversion efficiency for thermal photovoltaic (TPV) cells and realizing high efficient incandescent light sources. A substantial increase in spectral control over thermal radiation and photon recycling can accomplish this objective by the development of high-temperature photonic structures (HTPS) that simultaneously suppress unwanted radiation and enhance emission in a desirable wavelength range. In this paper, we shall review the properties of HTPS as a wavelength selective emitter, the radiative energy transfer relation in real devices, and photon recycling scheme using wavelength selective filters.

Keywords

photovoltaicoptical propertiesabsorption
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1162: Symposium J – High-Temperature Photonic Structures , 2009 , 1162-J02-03
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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