Thermoradiative Energy Conversion With Quasi-Fermi Level Variations

An extension of the detailed balance method for the thermoradiative conversion, including the transport properties, is presented in this paper. This formalism is applied to the study of the most important properties (maximum output power, the efficiency at which that power is delivered, and the maximum efficiency) of thermoradiative cells (TRCs) with bandgap values between 0.2 and 0.7 eV. The calculations demonstrate that the consideration of the electronic transport in the calculation of the properties of the TRCs leads to predict better working properties for them.