We are happy to welcome Umar Khan and Yuxuan Chen to the group! Umar is a undergraduate Computer Science and Data Science student who will work on open-source models for photovoltaic devices. Yuxuan is an …
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Research on zero-gap TPVs published in Energy & Environmental Science!
One of the most challenging aspects of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems is creating and maintaining a gap between the hot thermal emitter and cool cell, especially for near-field devices. In research just published in Energy & …
Research on nanogap TPVs published in Advanced Materials!
Our work to develop a scalable, high-power thermophotovoltaic device that can operate with low-temperature sources was just published in Advanced Materials! This involved the development of a process to create a nanogap (~150 nm) between …
Prof. Tervo presents at TPV-15
Prof. Tervo gave an invited talk at the 15th World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV-15) in Madrid, Spain, titled “Narrow-Gap Intersubband Thermophotovoltaic Cells.” This described a new type of quantum-engineered PV cell that …
Welcome Debarati, Linda, Jason, & Ethan to the group!
A warm welcome to our newest members, Debarati Sen, Linda Hao, Jason Sinaga, and Ethan Li! Debarati is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering. She recently completed her M.S. degree at State University of New …
Prof. Tervo presents at NanoRad 2024
Prof. Tervo gave a talk at the 5th International Workshop on Nano-Micro Thermal Radiation (NanoRad 2024) in Sapporo, Japan, titled “Demonstration of Scalable Large-Area Near-Field Thermophotovoltaics.” This described work with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory …
Welcome Sangjun & Justin to the group!
We are happy to welcome two new undergraduate students to the group: Sangjun Kwak and Justin Maina! Sangjun is an Electrical Engineering student who is developing electrical measurement techniques for our semiconductor devices, and Justin …
Paper published in Advanced Energy Materials on low bandgap TPV cells
In a new paper published in Advanced Energy Materials led by our collaborators at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, we demonstrate low bandgap photovoltaic cells grown on InP and GaAs substrates. These can be used …
Welcome Yuting, Justin, & Mitch to the group!
We are excited to welcome our newest members, Yuting Li, Justin Yang, and Mitch Lafferty, to the group! Yuting is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering. He recently completed his M.S. degree here at UW-Madison, …
New center funded on semiconductor thermal photonics
A new center has received two years of seed funding from UW-Madison’s Research Forward initiative. Along with Profs. Mikhail Kats, Victor Brar, Jennifer Choy, Dakotah Thompson, and Zongfu Yu, Prof. Tervo and his group will …