近场热光伏和热辐射电池系统中熵的应用

近场辐射换热能够极大地提高热光伏和热辐射电池系统的输出电功率,因此研究近场热光伏和热辐射电池系统的转换效率具有重要意义。本文通过计算近场效应影响下的辐射热流和熵流,给出了近场热光伏和热辐射电池系统的最大理论转换效率,并与实际转换效率对比。结果发现在近场热光伏和热辐射电池系统中,纳米线、纳米孔两种微结构和双曲线材料相比平板和电介质,不仅有更强的辐射热流,而且有更高的理论效率。但是在实际过程中,由于近场热光伏和热辐射电池系统中光谱辐射热流的峰值频率小于电池能带间隙所对应的频率,所以其实际效率低于最大理论效率。本工作为近场热光伏和热辐射电池系统的转换效率提供了一个理论极限。     

光栅表面太阳能电池吸收特性及其优化

本文从电磁场理论出发,运用时域有限差分方法(FDTD)研究了硅太阳电池表面光栅结构在电池工作波段的吸收特性,讨论_广光栅深度对光谱特性的影响.为得到更好的吸收效果,优化了太阳能电池表面的光栅结构,加强了电池表面对太阳光的吸收,提高了电池的效率.     

全碳太阳能热光伏系统

太阳能热光伏发电是太阳能利用的重要途径之一。碳纳米材料具有优异的物理化学特性,因此是极具吸引力的太阳能热光伏系统材料。本文提出一种基于碳纳米材料的全碳太阳能热光伏(CSTPV)系统,竖直排列多壁碳纳米管阵列作为吸收器;堆木头结构多壁碳纳米管薄膜作为发射器。堆木头结构使发射器在两种偏振条件下都具有与光伏电池能带间隙匹配的波长选择发射率。本文结合能量平衡模型和等效电路模型建立了可靠的CSTPV系统理论模型,并对CSTPV系统进行表征。当发射器吸收器面积比为3,太阳能聚光倍数为3000时,系统效率达到最大值16.2%,比相同条件下钨发射器太阳能热光伏系统最大效率(12.4%)提高了30.6%。     

黑磷光栅的光学特性及其近场辐射换热特性

由于倏逝波贡献,近场辐射换热可以超过由黑体辐射定律给出的极限换热量若干个数量级,近场辐射换热的调控在近场热光伏及热管理等前沿领域有重要的应用前景。黑磷是一种有潜力的可用于近场辐射换热调控的功能材料。本文首先研究黑磷光栅独特的近场光学特性,然后研究I型和II型黑磷光栅的近场辐射换热特性。研究发现:I型和II型光栅均能支持双曲表面等离激元,但I型光栅的表面等离激元传播强度要弱于II型光栅。将掺杂电子浓度、旋转角以及填充率调节到适当值时可以有效增强近场辐射换热。本研究有助于对黑磷近场辐射换热的调控特性的理解。     

石墨烯/AZO/SiC复合结构的近场辐射换热特性

由于倏逝波贡献,近场辐射换热可以远超黑体辐射定律给出的极限换热热流,对近场辐射换热的调控在近场热光伏及热管理方面有重要的应用前景。石墨烯是一种有潜力的可用于近场辐射换热调控的功能材料。本文研究了由石墨烯、铝掺杂氧化锌(aluminum-doped zinc-oxide,AZO)及SiC构成的多层复合薄膜的近场辐射换热特性。研究发现:"AZO薄膜+SiC基底"结构的频谱辐射热流在SiC的SPhP频域出现谷值,而"SiC薄膜+AZO基底"结构同时在两种表面极化激元的共振频率处出现峰值;覆盖单层石墨烯薄膜对"AZO薄膜+SiC基底"结构的近场辐射换热基本没有影响;而"石墨烯/SiC薄膜/AZO基底"结构却可以同时支持三种表面极化激元,并在调控石墨烯化学势到适当值时,可以有效增强近场换热。本研究有助于理解石墨烯对近场辐射换热的调控特性。     

基于GaSb/CdS薄膜热光伏电池的器件设计

基于GaSb薄膜热光伏器件是降低热光伏系统成本的有效途径之一, 本文主要针对GaSb/CdS薄膜热光伏器件结构进行理论分析. 采用AFORS-HET软件进行模拟仿真, 分析GaSb和CdS两种材料各自的缺陷态密度、界面态对电池性能的影响. 根据软件模拟可以得知, 吸收层GaSb的缺陷态密度以及GaSb与CdS之间的界面态密度是影响电池性能的重要因素. 当GaSb缺陷态增加时, 主要影响电池的填充因子, 电池效率明显下降. 而作为窗口层的CdS缺陷态密度对电池性能影响不明显, 当CdS缺陷态密度上升4个数量级时, 电池效率仅下降0.11%.     

隔热板对近场辐射影响的研究

本文以关于两半无限大辐射热源间的并矢格林函数为基础利用传递矩阵法,在不考虑温度对介电常数影响的情况下以SiC材料为例,研究了隔热板对近场辐射传热的影响.研究结果表明,隔热板对近场辐射的影响完全不同于常规尺度辐射问题,近场下的净辐射热流不仅受隔热板的相对厚度的影响,而且受隔热板位置的影响.所得的结论对近场辐射传热的热设计具有一定的指导意义。     

非晶硅光伏电池表面高效光陷阱结构设计

提出一种应用于非晶硅光伏电池表面的光陷阱结构,该结构主要由衍射光栅、低折射率MgF₂膜层、高折射率ZnS膜层及金属Ag反射镜组成.在标准测试条件(AM1.5,100 mW/cm²和25 ℃)下,运用严格耦合波理论,通过计算400-1000 nm波段内的1 μm厚非晶硅光伏电池的吸收光子数加权平均ξ_AM1.5,优化光陷阱结构的设计参数.结果表明:对于电池前表面减反射结构,在衍射光栅周期为800 nm、高度为160 关键词： 光陷阱结构 衍射光栅 减反射膜 非晶硅光伏电池     

Er_2O_3薄膜型热辐射体的制备与性能研究

调制辐射体的可见和近红外区域的辐射光谱与光伏电池吸收光谱的匹配是开发高性能热光伏电池技术的关键.采用电子束蒸发在单晶硅衬底上制备金属Er薄膜并进行后氧化处理制备Er_2O_3薄膜型辐射体.X射线衍射结果表明薄膜结晶良好,且Si基底对Er_2O_3薄膜的晶体结构没有显著影响.X射线光电子能谱拟合结果表明薄膜中Er元素和O元素符合Er_2O_3的化学计量比.高温近红外光谱测试结果表明,样品在1550 nm左右出现了明显的Er~(3+)离子的特征辐射峰,这与GaSb光电池的吸收光谱相匹配.     

两级透射-反射聚光分频电热联产系统设计和分析

在传统聚光条件下的太阳能光伏发电系统中,由于太阳光中存在所有波段的光子,而其中只有一部分能够被太阳电池用来发电,其余的部分进入太阳电池之后非但不会被用于发电,反而会变成热量使太阳电池升温,从而使电池光电转换效率下降．本文设计了一种聚光且具有分频功能的太阳能电热联产系统,利用线聚焦菲涅尔透镜和光谱选择性透过涂层改善太阳电池表面的入射光环境,在聚光的同时将不利于光伏发电的太阳光波段反射并加以收集利用．分析结果表明,与相同条件下传统的只进行聚光的光伏系统相比,两级透射一反射聚光分频电热联产系统具有更高的太阳能利用效率．     

Design of tungsten complex gratings for thermophotovoltaic radiators

The concept of a kind of complex grating based on superposition of two simple binary gratings is described for potential application as thermophotovoltaic (TPV) radiators. The grating with one-dimensional microstructured surface is relatively easy to fabricate and the predicted directional-spectral emittance exhibits apparent enhancement over simple grating structures. Specifically, the emittance of the complex grating has a wider peak in the spectral region where the quantum efficiency of TPV cells is high. This enhancement can be explained by the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons coupled with the grating microstructures. At longer wavelengths, the emittance remains low to reduce the radiative heat transfer from the radiator to the TPV cells by low-energy photons that do not produce any photocurrent. Calculations using the rigorous coupled-wave analysis demonstrate that the emittance peak is insensitive to the direction, suggesting that the proposed structure may be well suitable for TPV applications.     

TPV系统热辐射发电模块数值分析

建立TPV系统热辐射发电模块的数理模型,通过数值模拟获得SiC辐射器分别配合GaSb和Si电池所构成的TPV系统的输出伏安特性曲线;以GaSb电池为例,分别分析SiC辐射器温度和电池温度对系统性能的影响,得出如下结论:辐射器温度升高,系统输出电能密度迅速增大,电池效率稳步提高,辐射器温度从1400 K升至1900 K,系统输出电能密度从0.67 W·cm^-2增至5.43 W·cm^-2,电池效率从16.3%上升到24.8%;电池温度升高导致系统性能下降,电池温度每升高10 K,系统输出电能密度减少约0.15 W·cm^-2,电池效率也大幅下降.最后讨论与GaSb匹配的一种选择性辐射器的辐射能量分布情况,与SiC辐射器相比,选择性辐射器可以显著减少辐射能量中的不可用部分,从而有效提高系统的性能与稳定性.     

Solution of near-field thermal radiation in one-dimensional layered media using dyadic Green's functions and the scattering matrix method

A general algorithm is introduced for the analysis of near-field radiative heat transfer in one-dimensional multi-layered structures. The method is based on the solution of dyadic Green's functions, where the amplitude of the fields in each layer is calculated via a scattering matrix approach. Several tests are presented where cubic boron nitride is used in the simulations. It is shown that a film emitter thicker than 1 μm provides the same spectral distribution of near-field radiative flux as obtained from a bulk emitter. Further simulations have pointed out that the presence of a body in close proximity to an emitter can alter the near-field spectrum emitted. This algorithm can be employed to study thermal one-dimensional layered media and photonic crystals in the near-field in order to design radiators optimizing the performances of nanoscale-gap thermophotovoltaic power generators.     

Near-field radiative heat transfer between two plane surfaces with one having a dielectric coating

The effect of a dielectric coating on the near-field radiative heat transfer between two plane surfaces is numerically studied in the framework of the fluctuational electrodynamics. The dielectric coating is assumed to be a SiC or SiO₂ film, which is on top of the emitter. The results show that the near-field radiative flux between the plane surfaces can be either diminished or enhanced by the dielectric coating, depending on the thermal radiative properties of the emitter and the receiver. Furthermore, the dielectric coating effect on the near-field radiative flux can be very different from that on the far-field radiative flux. Detailed analysis on the variations of the TE- and TM-wave components of the radiative flux by adding the dielectric coating is provided, along with the physical mechanisms that account for these changes. Dielectric coatings such as SiC and SiO₂ films are widely seen in microelectronic structures and nanofabrication devices. The results obtained in this work should be valuable for further study and nanotechnological applications of near-field radiative heat transfer.     

FDTD analysis of infrared radiative properties of microscale structure aluminum surfaces

Metallic triangular grating structures have a wide range of applications. This study focuses on the radiative properties of triangular grating structures of aluminum in the mid-infrared wavelength to determine if we can tailor the infrared radiative properties by designing special geometrical details into triangular grating surfaces. Fabrication of triangular gratings within the range of micron scale is very difficult. Therefore, the influences of slight geometry modification, generated by fabrication errors, on radiative properties of triangular gratings are mainly investigated. The electromagnetic wave scattering from such surfaces is predicted by solving Maxwell's equations using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The results show that the spectral reflectance varies with the dimensions of triangular gratings, which is due to the excitation of surface wave by confirmation of the EM fields. It is found that the spectral reflectance can also be reduced by increasing the height of slight geometry modification. The effect of oblique incident wave state is also investigated. An optical vortex is found due to the coupling of surface waves, the oblique incident wave and the scattering waves. This study helps to gain a better understanding of the radiative properties of metallic triangular gratings with slight geometry modification and will have an impact on triangular grating processing.     

Performance analysis of near-field thermophotovoltaic devices considering absorption distribution

This paper elucidates the energy transfer and conversion processes in near-field thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, considering local radiation absorption and photocurrent generation in the TPV cell. Radiation heat transfer in a multilayered structure is modeled using the fluctuation-dissipation theorem, and the electric current generation is evaluated based on the photogeneration and recombination of electron-hole pairs in different regions of the TPV cell. The effects of near-field radiation on the photon penetration depth, photocurrent generation, and quantum efficiency are examined in the spectral region of interest. The detailed analysis performed in the present work demonstrates that, while the near-field operation can enhance the power throughput, the conversion efficiency is not much improved and may even be reduced. Subsequently, a modified design of near-field TPV systems is proposed to improve the efficiency.     

薄膜和半无限大介质间的近场辐射换热研究

研究了硼掺杂硅(记为Si-19)薄膜和半无限大物体(Si-19和SiC)在100 nm真空间距下的近场辐射换热随薄膜厚度的变化。研究结果表明,当半无限大物体和薄膜为相同的Si-19材料时,由于表面波激发并相互耦合,使得近场辐射换热随薄膜的厚度变化比较复杂。当半无限大物体为SiC材料时,由于表面波的耦合遭到破坏以及辐射体的高发射率频率区和吸收体的高吸收率频率区不匹配,导致表面波的激发对不同材料间的近场辐射换热的增强程度降低,因此在相同计算区域内热流密度随厚度的增加单调增加,没有出现极值点。     

Enhancement of light-emitting efficiency using combined plasmonic Ag grating and dielectric grating

Based on the analysis of the near-field evanescent wave in total internal reflection, the flip-chip light-emitting diode (LED) structure was proposed by placing a plasmonic Ag grating and a perforated sapphire grating in the substrate. The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method has been applied to study the spectral properties of the hybrid structure and the enhancement factor of light extraction efficiency of the LED model. From the computation examples, the effects of structure parameters on the extraction enhancement have been investigated. The results indicate that the plasmonic grating can enhance the near-field evanescent wave and couple it to propagation wave in the specific wavelength bands, which leads to the photons emitting out of the LED chip with high extraction efficiency. Due to the combined gratings used, the enhancement factor of the light extraction efficiency can reach approximately 4 times at a relatively longer wavelength.     

Reflection-type wavelength-selective infrared emitter using surface plasmon polaritons

A reflection-type wavelength selective IR emitter is proposed. Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs), which occur on metallic grating at a wavelength near the pitch of the structure, are used for controlling thermal emissions. An emission peak at a wavelength nearly equal to the period of the grating is observed. As for the other wavelength, which cannot couple with the SPPs, the IR power is confined by the reflectors including the grating. The emitter temperature increases, consuming lower input power with higher power efficiency.