Experimental demonstration of energy harvesting from the sky using the negative illumination effect of a semiconductor photodiode
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5089783
Abstract: We experimentally demonstrate electric power generation from the coldness of the universe directly, using the negative illumination effect when an infrared semiconductor diode faces the sky. Our theoretical model, accounting for the experimental results, indicates… read more here.
Keywords: using negative; diode; power; negative illumination ... See more keywords
Negative illumination thermoradiative solar cell.
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DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.003236
Abstract: The negative illumination thermoradiative solar cell (NITSC) consisting of a concentrator, an absorber, and a thermoradiative cell (TRC) is established, where the radiation and reflection losses from the absorber to the environment and the radiation… read more here.
Keywords: solar cell; illumination thermoradiative; negative illumination; cell ... See more keywords