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Titles below link to online articles.
* indicates corresponding author(s)
Book Chapters
2. L. P. Walter, E. J. Tervo, & M. Francoeur*. The thermal discrete dipole approximation and the discrete system Green’s function methods for computational near-field radiative heat transfer, in Light, Plasmonics, and Particles, 1st. ed., ch. 11, p. 223-247 (2023).
1. E. J. Tervo*, B. A. Cola, & Z. M. Zhang. Dipole approximations for near-field radiative heat transfer, in Annual Review of Heat Transfer, vol. 23, ch. 5, p. 131-166 (2020).
Journal Articles
22. M. Habibi, S. C. Yelishala, Y. Zhu, E. J. Tervo, M. A. Steiner, & L. Cui*. Enhanced power density in zero-vacuum-gap thermophotovoltaic devices. Energy & Environmental Science, Advance Article (2025).
21. J. Selvidge, R. M. France, J. Goldsmith, P. Solanki, M. A. Steiner, & E. J. Tervo*. Large area near-field thermophotovoltaics for low temperature applications. Advanced Materials, 2411524 (2024).
20. M. K. Arulanandam, J. Buencuerpo, M. A. Steiner, L. Y Kuritzky, A. R. Young, E. J. Tervo, E. E. Perl, B. M. Kayes, J. A. Briggs, & R. R. King*. Patterned dielectric back contact design for GaAs thermophotovoltaic devices. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 281, 113285 (2025).
19. K. L. Schulte*, D. J. Friedman, T. Dada, H. L. Guthrey, E. W. Costa, E. J. Tervo, R. M. France, J. F. Geisz, & M. A. Steiner. Sub-0.6 eV inverted metamorphic GaInAs cells grown on InP and GaAs substrates for thermophotovoltaics and laser power conversion. Advanced Energy Materials, 2303367 (2024).
18. E. J. Tervo, R. M. France, M. K Arulanandam, R. R. King, C. Luciano, D. P. Nizamian, B. A. Johnson, A. R. Young, L. Y. Kuritzky, E. E. Perl, M. Limpinsel, B. M. Kayes, T. C. Narayan, A. J. Ponec, D. M. Bierman, J. A. Briggs, & M. A. Steiner*. Efficient and scalable GaInAs thermophotovoltaic devices. Joule 6, 2566-2584 (2022).
17. L. P. Walter, E. J. Tervo*, & M. Francoeur*. Near-field radiative heat transfer between irregularly shaped dielectric particles modeled with the discrete system Green’s function method. Physical Review B 106, 195417 (2022).
16. E. J. Tervo* & M. A. Steiner. Semiconductor-dielectric-metal solar absorbers with high spectral selectivity. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 240, 111735 (2022).
15. A. Lapotin, K. L. Schulte, M. A. Steiner, K. Buznitsky, C. C. Kelsall, D. J. Friedman, E. J. Tervo, R. M. France, M. R. Young, A. Rohskopf, S. Verma, E. N. Wang, & A. Henry*. Thermophotovoltaic efficiency of 40%. Nature 604, 287-291 (2022).
14. M. K. Arulanandam, M. A. Steiner, E. J. Tervo, A. R. Young, L. Y. Kuritzky, E. E. Perl, T. C. Narayan, B. M. Kayes, J. A. Briggs, & R. R. King*. GaAs thermophotovoltaic patterned dielectric back contact devices with improved sub-bandgap reflectance. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 238, 111545 (2022).
13. J. Hao, S. U. Nanayakkara, E. J. Tervo, J. L. Blackburn, & A. J. Ferguson*. High-performance carbon nanotube electronic ratchets. Energy & Environmental Science 14, 5457-5468 (2021).
12. D. Feng, E. J. Tervo*, D. Vasileska, S. K. Yee, & Z. M. Zhang*. Spatial profiles of photon chemical potential in near-field thermophotovoltaic cells. Journal of Applied Physics 129, 213101 (2021).
11. W. A. Callahan, D. Feng, Z. M. Zhang, E. S. Toberer, A. J. Ferguson, & E. J. Tervo*. Coupled charge and radiation transport processes in thermophotovoltaic and thermoradiative cells. Physical Review Applied 15, 054035 (2021).
10. E. J. Tervo*, W. A. Callahan, E. S. Toberer, M. A. Steiner, & A. J. Ferguson. Solar thermoradiative-photovoltaic energy conversion. Cell Reports Physical Science 1, 100258 (2020).
9. E. J. Tervo*, B. A. Cola, & Z. M. Zhang. Comparison of kinetic theory and fluctuational electrodynamics for radiative heat transfer in nanoparticle chains. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 246, 106947 (2020).
8. E. J. Tervo*, M. Francoeur, B. A. Cola, & Z. M. Zhang*. Thermal radiation in systems of many dipoles. Physical Review B 100, 205422 (2019).
7. D. Feng, E. J. Tervo, S. K. Yee, Z. M. Zhang*. Effect of evanescent waves on the dark current of thermophotovoltaic cells. Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering 24, 1-19 (2019).
6. E. J. Tervo*, M. E. Gustafson, Z. M. Zhang, B. A. Cola, & M. A. Filler*. Photonic thermal conduction by infrared plasmonic resonators in semiconductor nanowires. Applied Physics Letters 114, 163104 (2019).
5. E. J. Tervo*, K. Agbim, A. Deangelis, J. Hernandez, H. K. Kim, & A. Odukomaiya. An economic analysis of residential photovoltaic systems with lithium ion battery storage in the United States. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 94, 1057-1066 (2018).
4. E. J. Tervo, D. S. Boyuk, B. A. Cola, Z. M. Zhang*, & M. A. Filler*. Sub-diffractional waveguiding by mid-infrared plasmonic resonators in semiconductor nanowires. Nanoscale 10, 5708-5716 (2018).
3. E. J. Tervo, E. Bagherisereshki, & Z. M. Zhang*. Near-field radiative thermoelectric energy converters: a review. Frontiers in Energy 12, 5-21 (2018).
2. E. J. Tervo, Z. M. Zhang, & B. A. Cola*. Collective near-field thermal emission from polaritonic nanoparticle arrays. Physcial Review Materials 1, 015201 (2017).
1. E. J. Tervo, O. S. Adewuyi, J. S. Hammonds Jr.*, & B. A. Cola*. High thermal conductivity in polaritonic SiO2 nanoparticle beds. Materials Horizons 3, 434-441 (2016).
Conference Proceedings
9. J. Park, A. Kanani, L. Pfromm, H. Sharma, P. Solanki, E. J. Tervo, J. R. Doppa, P. P. Pande, & U. Y. Ogras*. Thermal Modeling and Management Challenges in Heterogenous Integration: 2.5D Chiplet Platforms and Beyond. In 2024 IEEE 42nd VLSI Test Symposium (VTS) (2024).
8. T. C. Narayan*, D. P. Nizamian, C. Luciano, B. A. Johnson, M. Limpinsel, A. R. Young, J. A. Briggs, L. Y. Kuritzky, A. J. Ponec, E. E. Perl, B. M. Kayes, E. J. Tervo, M. K. Arulanandam, R. M. France, R. R. King, M. A. Steiner, & D. M. Bierman. Platform for accurate efficiency quantification of > 35% efficient thermophotovoltaic cells. In 48th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, pp. 1352-1354 (2021).
7. M. K. Arulanandam*, J. B. Buencuerpo, M. A. Steiner, E. J. Tervo, L. Y. Kuritzky, E. E. Perl, B. M. Kayes, J. A. Briggs, & R. R. King. Rigorous coupled wave analysis of GaAs thermophotovoltaic devices with a patterned dielectric back contact. In 48th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, pp. 2580-2583 (2021).
6. T. C. Narayan*, L. Y. Kuritzky*, D. P. Nizamian, B. A. Johnson, E. J. Tervo, A. R. Young, C. Luciano, M. K Arulanandam, B. M. Kayes, E. E. Perl, M. Limpinsel, P. Santhanam, J. Slack, W. Olavarria, J. Carapella, M. Young, C.-L. Wu, Z. J. Yu, Z. C. Holman, R. R. King, M. A. Steiner, D. M. Bierman, A. J. Ponec, & J. A. Briggs. World record demonstration of >30% thermophotovoltaic conversion efficiency. In 47th IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference, pp. 1792-1795 (2020).
5. E. J. Tervo*, Z. M. Zhang, & B. A. Cola. Validity of kinetic theory for radiative heat transfer in nanoparticle chains. In The 9th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (2019).
4. E. J. Tervo, B. A. Cola, & Z. M. Zhang*. Near-field radiative thermal conductivity of nanoparticle chains. In The 16th International Heat Transfer Conference (2018). http://doi.org/10.1615/IHTC16.rti.023143
3. A. Yuksel*, E. J. Tervo, B. Cola, & J. Murthy. Thermo-optical properties of packed nanoparticle thermal interface materials. In 2017 16th IEEE Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITherm) (2017).
2. S. Siebenaler*, E. J. Tervo, M. Kulkarni, S. Patni, & G. Gesoff. Characterization of Thermal and Acoustic Profiles of Potential Underwater Pipeline Leaks. In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference (2014).
1. S. Siebenaler*, E. J. Tervo, P. Vinh, & C. Lewis. Field testing of negative-wave leak detection systems. In 2014 10th International Pipeline Conference (2014).