Metamaterial emitter for thermophotovoltaics stable up to 1400 °C.

High temperature stable selective emitters can significantly increase efficiency and radiative power in thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems. However, optical properties of structured emitters reported so far degrade at temperatures approaching 1200 °C due to various degradation mechanisms. We have realized a 1D structured emitter based on a sputtered W-HfO layered metamaterial and demonstrated desired band edge spectral properties at 1400 °C.