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Transducer · transducer:thermophotovoltaic-cell

Thermophotovoltaic cell

A tandem III–V cell with a back reflector facing a >2000 K emitter; 40% heat-to-electricity efficiency reported in 2022.

K7 · engineering prototype

Atlas record: 1 claim references this transducer — 1 demonstrated.

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Photovoltaic effect—implemented by→Thermophotovoltaic celldemonstrated
  • cell band gap matched to a > 2000 K emitter, with a back reflector returning sub-gap photons

Cited sources · 1

  1. [1]
    A. LaPotin, et al.. Thermophotovoltaic efficiency of 40% (2022)
    Nature 604, 287–291 · doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04473-y · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

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