Application of the detailed balance model to thermoradiative cells based on a p-type two-dimensional indium selenide semiconductor

Authors

  • Muhammad Yusrul Hanna Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia
  • Ahmad Ridwan Tresna Nugraha Research Center for Physics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
  • Muhammad Aziz Majidi Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22441/sinergi.2022.1.015

Keywords:

Detailed Balance Model, Energy conversion, Monolayer InSe, TR cell,

Abstract

Thermoradiative (TR) cells are energy conversion devices that convert low-temperature waste heat to electricity. TR cells work on the same principles as photovoltaics, but they produce a reverse bias voltage due to higher cell temperature than the environment temperature. Depending on the energy gap of the material, temperature difference would generate electrical energy by electron-hole pair recombination. In this work, we propose a two-dimensional (2D) InSe for applications in the TR cells. The electronic properties of 2D InSe are obtained by using first-principles calculations. Then, the calculated energy gap is used to estimate output power density and efficiency according to the Shockley-Queisser framework through a detailed balance model adapted with the TR cells. Using a heat source at  = 1000 K and the ambient temperature = 300 K, an ideal TR cell of 2D InSe at the maximum power point can achieve output power density and efficiency up to 0.061 W/m2 and 4.41%, respectively, with an energy gap of 1.43 eV. However, sub-bandgap and non-radiative losses will degenerate the cell's performance significantly.

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Published

2022-02-10

How to Cite

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M. Y. Hanna, A. R. T. Nugraha, and M. A. Majidi, “Application of the detailed balance model to thermoradiative cells based on a p-type two-dimensional indium selenide semiconductor”, Sinergi, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 115–120, Feb. 2022.

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