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The spectral control is widely incorporated with the thermophotovoltaic (TPV) technology to improve the optical-electric conversion efficiency of the whole system. In order to match with GaSb photovoltaic cell, an 8-layer one-dimensional photonic crystals (PC) filter structure was designed as quarter-wave periodic structure by selecting silicon (Si) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) as candidate materials. The multilayer Si/SiO2 structure was developed for the matching filter to simultaneously realize the optimal matching with the spectral distribution of the high temperature emitter and the quantum efficiency of GaSb cell. The physical vapor deposition (PVD) method was used to fabricate the optical filter and the normal incidence optical property of the filter was measured within the spectral range from 0.7 to 3.3 μm. These experimental data were used to predict the spectral control performance in a TPV system. Finally, temperature performance experiments were carried out to establish its withstanding performance in high temperature environment.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50776047) and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK2007726)
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Liu, G., Xuan, Y., Han, Y. et al. Investigation of one-dimensional Si/SiO2 hotonic crystals for thermophotovoltaic filter. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 51, 2031–2039 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-008-0139-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-008-0139-0