Optimal design of the interelectrode space in a photon-enhanced thermionic emission solar cell
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DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113758
Abstract: Abstract The space charges and the radiation heat in the interelectrode space have been thought as the sources of the major irreversible losses of micro-scale vacuum gap thermionic emission devices. By focusing on the photo-enhanced… read more here.
Keywords: thermionic emission; enhanced thermionic; space; interelectrode space ... See more keywords
High-efficiency AlxGa1−xAs/GaAs cathode for photon-enhanced thermionic emission solar energy converters
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DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2017.12.027
Abstract: Abstract A theoretical emission model for Al x Ga 1 − x As/GaAs cathode with complex structure based on photon-enhanced thermionic emission is developed by utilizing one-dimensional steady-state continuity equations. The cathode structure comprises a… read more here.
Keywords: photon enhanced; cathode; structure; enhanced thermionic ... See more keywords
Photovoltaic Anodes for Enhanced Thermionic Energy Conversion
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DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00022
Abstract: Thermionic energy converters are heat engines based on the direct emission of electrons from a hot cathode toward a colder anode. Because the thermionic emission is unavoidably accompanied by photo... read more here.
Keywords: energy; anodes enhanced; energy conversion; thermionic energy ... See more keywords
Preparation of graphene aerogel and application in photon-enhanced thermionic emission
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DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01219g
Abstract: Photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) is a novel concept of solar energy conversion in recent years. Porous 3D graphene aerogels (GA) were prepared by hydrothermal reduction of graphene oxide (GO). The morphology of GO and GA… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; thermionic emission; enhanced thermionic; emission ... See more keywords
Theoretical Analysis of InGaN Solar Energy Converters Based on Photon-Enhanced Thermionic Emission
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DOI: 10.3390/en16083483
Abstract: Photon-enhanced thermionic emission (PETE) is an efficient solar energy conversion mechanism that combines photovoltaic effects and thermionic emissions. In this study, a diffusion–emission model of electrons for the InGaN cathode was deduced based on one-dimensional… read more here.
Keywords: conversion efficiency; emission; conversion; photon enhanced ... See more keywords