Thermally-enhanced photoluminescence in low-bandgap materials for conversion of industrial waste heat to electricity (Conference Presentation)

Tamilarasan Sabapathy; Nimrod Kruger; Carmel Rotschild

doi:10.1117/12.2290643

14 March 2018 Thermally-enhanced photoluminescence in low-bandgap materials for conversion of industrial waste heat to electricity (Conference Presentation)

Tamilarasan Sabapathy, Nimrod Kruger, Carmel Rotschild

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Proceedings Volume 10550, Optical and Electronic Cooling of Solids III; 105500J (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290643
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2018, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

The industrial sector consumes one third of its total incoming energy and the remaining energy is discharged as wasted heat. Here, we experimentally demonstrate Thermally Enhanced Photoluminescence device for harvesting industrial wasted heat using low band gap photovoltaics. Specifically, the emission of a low band gap photoluminescence material excited next to its band edge and is heated in parallel, is characterized by a conserved photon flux of a blue-shift emission that can be coupled to a higher bandgap PV generating enhanced electricity due to the high operating voltage. The efficiency of such concept is orders of magnitude higher than the efficiency of thermal emission at the same temperature. Using a hot plate at 50oC-100oC as a heat source and Er:Tm doped silica, we have observed the absorption at a spectral range between 1.6 um and 1.9 um that is followed by a blue-shifted photoluminescence at 1.6 um that can be efficiently coupled to GaInAs or Ge solar cell. Using efficient LED and solar cell can result in a pseudo “perpetual motion” where the excessive heat together with the LED pump generates electric power exceeding the LED power consumption. This device can be extended for harvesting solar radiation between 1µm and 2 µm, which is considered as wasted radiation. Theoretical result shows that the ideal system can reach up to 28% efficiency cells, overcoming thermo-electrics concepts.

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Tamilarasan Sabapathy, Nimrod Kruger, and Carmel Rotschild "Thermally-enhanced photoluminescence in low-bandgap materials for conversion of industrial waste heat to electricity (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10550, Optical and Electronic Cooling of Solids III, 105500J (14 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2290643

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Luminescence

Light emitting diodes

Photovoltaics

Solar cells

Solar energy

Solar radiation

Optical cooling

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