Publication detail

Nanostructures for Achieving Selective Properties of a Thermophotovoltaic Emitter

ŠIMONOVÁ, L. MATĚJKA, M. KNÁPEK, A. KRÁLÍK, T. POKORNÁ, Z. MIKA, F. FOŘT, T. MAN, O. ŠKARVADA, P. OTÁHAL, A. ČUDEK, P.

Original Title

Nanostructures for Achieving Selective Properties of a Thermophotovoltaic Emitter

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper focuses on the research and development of a suitable method for creating a selective emitter for the visible and near-infrared region to be able to work optimally together with silicon photovoltaic cells in a thermophotovoltaic system. The aim was to develop a new method to create very fine structures beyond the conventional standard (nanostructures), which will increase the emissivity of the base material for it to match the needs of a selective emitter for the VIS and NIR region. Available methods were used to create the nanostructures, from which we eliminated all unsuitable methods; for the selected method, we established the optimal procedure and parameters for their creation. The development of the emitter nanostructures included the necessary substrate pretreatments, where great emphasis was placed on material purity and surface roughness. Tungsten was purposely chosen as the main material for the formation of the nanostructures; we verified the effect of the formed structure on the resulting emissivity. This work presents a new method for the formation of nanostructures, which are not commonly formed in such fineness; by this, it opens the way to new possibilities for achieving the desired selectivity of the thermophotovoltaic emitter.

Keywords

thermophotovoltaics; selective emitters; nanostructures; reactive ion etching; emissivity; electron beam lithography

Authors

ŠIMONOVÁ, L.; MATĚJKA, M.; KNÁPEK, A.; KRÁLÍK, T.; POKORNÁ, Z.; MIKA, F.; FOŘT, T.; MAN, O.; ŠKARVADA, P.; OTÁHAL, A.; ČUDEK, P.

Released

19. 8. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

ISBN

2079-4991

Periodical

Nanomaterials

Year of study

11

Number

9

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

14

Pages count

14

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/9/2443

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/201642

BibTex

@article{BUT172552,
  author="Lucie {Šimonová} and Milan {Matějka} and Alexandr {Knápek} and Tomáš {Králík} and Zuzana {Pokorná} and Filip {Mika} and Tomáš {Fořt} and Ondřej {Man} and Pavel {Škarvada} and Alexandr {Otáhal} and Pavel {Čudek}",
  title="Nanostructures for Achieving Selective Properties of a Thermophotovoltaic Emitter",
  journal="Nanomaterials",
  year="2021",
  volume="11",
  number="9",
  pages="1--14",
  doi="10.3390/nano11092443",
  issn="2079-4991",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/9/2443"
}