Sun-free photovoltaics

Sun-free photovoltaics is a photovoltaics technology which does not require sunlight to produce electricity.[1] This technique was developed by research team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2] Photovoltaic cells convert light to electricity most efficiently at specific wavelengths.[3][4] The surface features of Sun-free photovoltaics is engineered such that it converts heat energy into the specific wavelengths.[5] This increases the efficiency of existing thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems.[6]

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  3. ^ "Sun-Free Photovoltaics: Materials Engineered to Give Off Precisely Tuned Wavelengths of Light When Heated". sciencedaily.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
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  6. ^ "MIT reports breakthrough in heat-based photovoltaics". gizmag.com. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.