A Spanish-Italian research group has developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV) for different applications. It consists of a three-terminal TIPV device made with a tungsten (W) thermionic cathode, a PV/anode structure made of an indium phosphide (n-InP) anode, and a photovoltaic cell based on indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs). April 15, 2022 Emiliano BelliniResearchers at the Solar Energy Institute of the Technical University of Madrid in Spain and the Institute of Structure of Matter of the National Research Council in Italy have developed a solid-state thermal-to-electric energy converter based on hybrid thermionic-photovoltaics (TIPV).“These devices are an efficient alternative to thermoelectric generators,” the research’s corresponding author, Alejandro Datas, told pv magazine. “So, they could be used in the…
Hybrid thermionic-photovoltaic converter for applications in thermal energy storage, waste heat recovery – pv magazine International
