RT Journal Article
T1 Seebeck nanoantennas for solar energy harvesting
A1 Briones, Edgar
A1 Briones, Joel
A1 Cuadrado, Alexander
A1 Martínez Antón, Juan Carlos
A1 McMurtry, Stefan
A1 Hehn, Michel
A1 Montaigne, François
A1 Alda, Javier
A1 Gonzalez, Francisco Javier
AB We propose a mid-infrared device based on thermocouple optical antennas for light sensing and energy harvesting applications. We numerically demonstrate that antennas are able to generate low-power dc signals by beneficing of the thermoelectric properties of the metals that constitute them. We theoretically evaluate the optical-to-electrical conversion efficiency for harvesting applications and finally discuss strategies to increase its performance. Thermocouple optical antennas therefore open the route toward the design of photovoltaic devices.
PB American Institut of Physics
SN 1077-3118
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33931
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/33931
LA eng
NO CONACYT-Mexico
NO FONDECYT-Chile
NO Spanish Ministerio de Innovacion
NO Project "Centro Mexicano de Innovacion en Energia Solar" from "Fondo Sectorial CONACYT-Secretaria de Energia-Sustentabilidad Energetica"
NO La Region Lorraine (France)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 ago 2024