ACS applied materials & interfaces
The Critical Role of Substrates in Mitigating the Power-Efficiency Trade-Off in Near-Field Thermophotovoltaics.
Kartika N Nimje, Julien Legendre, Michela F Picardi, Alejandro W Rodriguez, Georgia T Papadakis
Published: 202510.1021/acsami.5c17909
Abstract
Near-field thermophotovoltaic systems can achieve ultrahigh power densities, however, this often comes at the cost of reduced efficiency. We show that this power-efficiency trade-off can be mitigated through substrate engineering. We exploit gradient…
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