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A review on thermophotovoltaic cell and its applications in energy conversion: Issues and recommendations

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dc.contributor.authorGamel M.M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLee H.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRashid W.E.S.W.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKer P.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYau L.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHannan M.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJamaludin M.D.Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57215306835en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57190622221en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57204586520en_US
dc.contributor.authorid37461740800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57215325693en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7103014445en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57216839721en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:06:08Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:06:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionCells; Conversion efficiency; Cytology; Gallium arsenide; Global warming; III-V semiconductors; Narrow band gap semiconductors; Semiconducting gallium arsenide; Semiconducting indium; Semiconducting indium gallium arsenide; Semiconductor alloys; Structural design; Waste heat; Anthropogenic activity; Cell conversion efficiency; Gallium antimonide; Generation of electrical energy; Indium gallium arsenide; Issues and challenges; Thermophoto voltaic cells; Thermophotovoltaic systems; Semiconducting antimony compoundsen_US
dc.description.abstractGenerally, waste heat is redundantly released into the surrounding by anthropogenic activities without strategized planning. Consequently, urban heat islands and global warming chronically increases over time. Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems can be potentially deployed to harvest waste heat and recuperate energy to tackle this global issue with supplementary generation of electrical energy. This paper presents a critical review on two dominant types of semiconductor materials, namely gallium antimonide (GaSb) and indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs), as the potential candidates for TPV cells. The advantages and drawbacks of non-epitaxy and epitaxy growth methods are well-discussed based on different semiconductor materials. In addition, this paper critically examines and summarizes the electrical cell performance of TPV cells made of GaSb, InGaAs and other narrow bandgap semiconductor materials. The cell conversion efficiency improvement in terms of structural design and architectural optimization are also comprehensively analyzed and discussed. Lastly, the practical applications, current issues and challenges of TPV cells are critically reviewed and concluded with recommendations for future research. The highlighted insights of this review will contribute to the increase in effort towards development of future TPV systems with improved cell conversion efficiency. � 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo4944
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ma14174944
dc.identifier.issue17
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85114104849
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26022
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access, Gold, Green
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleMaterials
dc.titleA review on thermophotovoltaic cell and its applications in energy conversion: Issues and recommendationsen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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