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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 85, Issue 16, Pages 3399-3401Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.1807031
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Two-dimensional surface-relief gratings with a period of 1.0-0.2 mum composed of rectangular microcavities were fabricated on single crystalline W substrates to develop spectrally selective radiators for thermophotovoltaic generation. The radiators displayed strong emission in the near-infrared region where narrow-band-gap photovoltaic cells could convert photons into electricity. The enhancement of thermal emission was attributed to the microcavity effect. Power generation tests were carried out and the W gratings showed more than two times higher generation efficiency, compared to a SiC radiator. The results showed that the microstructured W radiators behave as good selective radiator, with both high efficiency and high power density. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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