Title :
Nanophotonics for energy applications: Thermal rectification and solar cell light trapping
Author :
Fan, Shanhui ; Yu, Zongfu ; Raman, Ashok ; Otey, Clayton R. ; Lau, Wah Tung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
The use of nanophotonic structures creates novel opportunities for energy transfer. We present a design of photon-based thermal rectifier that enables near uni-directional photon heat flow. We also show that nanophotonic structures can achieve light trapping efficiency beyond the conventional Yablonovitch limit.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical design techniques; solar absorber-convertors; solar cells; thermo-optical devices; Yablonovitch limit; nanophotonics; optical design; photon-based thermal rectifier; solar cell light trapping; unidirectional photon heat flow; Absorption; Charge carrier processes; Heating; Materials; Nanophotonics; Rectifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Winter Topicals (WTM), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Keystone, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8428-7
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTWTM.2011.5730016
