Modeling of thin-film solar thermoelectric generators

被引：16

作者：

Weinstein, L. A. ^{[1
]}

McEnaney, K. ^{[1
]}

Chen, G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT, Dept Mech Engn, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 2013年 / 113卷 / 16期

关键词：

OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; DEVICES;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4803123

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Recent advances in solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) performance have raised their prospect as a potential technology to convert solar energy into electricity. This paper presents an analysis of thin-film STEGs. Properties and geometries of the devices are lumped into two parameters which are optimized to guide device design. The predicted efficiencies of thin-film STEGs are comparable to those of existing STEG configurations built on bulk materials. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.

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