Physical Transformation AtlasPTA
Pathway · p-8fbfd7f616 · weakly supported

Radiative imbalance with the sky → Electrical work

Radiative imbalance with the skyThermoradiative effectCharge carriersElectrical work

Epistemic state of the route

known constituent relations
1 / 3 established or replicated · weakest constituent theoretically predicted
constituent maturity floor
K3 · theoretically quantified
search for this exact route
Not assessed — complete composition not searched.
recorded-pathway overlap
none recorded
route-level evidence
0 sources for the complete composition · 2 cited by the constituent steps
boundaries and interfaces
BOUNDARY compatible · no region transition

Explorematrix context · physics checks · steps · route evidence · constituent evidence · cite

Matrix context

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

D.12 × C.18 · Radiative imbalance with the sky × Photovoltaicfamily: Photovoltaic

Steps

  1. 01
    Radiative imbalance with the sky —drives→ Thermoradiative effecttheoretically predictedclaim record
    radiative → electrical · loss to radiative
    • a narrow-gap diode warmer than the sky it faces, emitting net radiation
    solid · semiconductor required
    Theory is established; laboratory demonstrations report microwatt-scale currents, well short of the predicted limits.
    refs [1]
  2. 02
    Thermoradiative effect —produces→ Charge carrierstheoretically predictedclaim record
    electrical → electrical
    refs [1]
  3. 03
    Charge carriers —converts into→ Electrical workestablishedclaim record
    electrical → electrical · loss to thermal
    • carriers driven through an external load at the potential difference the source maintains
    refs [2]

Evidence for the complete composition · 0

No source on record for this exact composition. The sources below support the individual steps, not the route as a whole.

Evidence for the constituent relations · 2

  1. [1]
    R. Strandberg. Theoretical efficiency limits for thermoradiative energy conversion (2015)
    Journal of Applied Physics 117, 055105 · doi:10.1063/1.4907392 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record
  2. [2]
    N. W. Ashcroft, N. D. Mermin. Solid State Physics (1976)
    Holt, Rinehart and Winston · book, no DOI · record

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