Publication: Computational Analysis of a Spiral Thermoelectric Nanoantenna for Solar Energy Harvesting Applications
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2014-01-20
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Thermo-electrical nanoantennas have been proposed as an alternative option for conversion solar energy harvesting applications. In this work, the response of a spiral broadband antenna has been obtained from numerical and theoretical simulations perspectives. The results show that this device exhibits a responsivity of 20mV/W under 117W/cm2, for a single-frequency radiation. We discuss strategies for enhanced efficiency.
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Conferencia presentada en la 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, 6-11 April 2014, the Hague, Netherlands.
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