Design and global optimization of high-efficiency solar thermal systems with tungsten cermets

Solar thermal, thermoelectric, and thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems have high maximum theoretical efficiencies; experimental systems fall short because of losses by selective solar absorbers and TPV selective emitters. To improve these critical components, we study a class of materials known as cerm...

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Main Authors: Chester, David A., Bermel, Peter A., Soljacic, Marin, Joannopoulos, John, Celanovic, Ivan L.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Optical Society of America 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76332
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-5831
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-3682