The role of photonics in energy

In celebration of the 2015 International Year of Light, we highlight major breakthroughs in photonics for energy conversion and conservation. The section on energy conversion discusses the role of light in solar light harvesting for electrical and thermal power generation; chemical energy conversion and fuel generation; as well as photonic sensors for energy applications. The section on energy conservation focuses on solid-state lighting, flat-panel displays, and optical communications and interconnects.

Citation

Kafafi , Z H , Martín-Palma , R J , Nogueira , A F , O'Carroll , D M , Pietron , J J , Samuel , I D W , So , F , Tansu , N & Tsakalakos , L 2015 , ' The role of photonics in energy ' , Journal of Photonics for Energy , vol. 5 , no. 1 , 050997 . https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.5.050997

Publication

Journal of Photonics for Energy

Status

Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.5.050997

ISSN

1947-7988

Type

Journal article

Rights

Copyright 2015 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at https://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JPE.5.050997

Description

A.F.N. acknowledges support from the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa no Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) of Brazil. D.O’C. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grant DMR-1309459). J.J.P. acknowledges support from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. I.D.W.S. acknowledges support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the UK (Grants EP/K00042X and EP/L012294) and the European Research Council of the European Union (Grant 321305). N.T. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (Grants ECCS 1408051 and DMR 1505122).

Collections

University of St Andrews Research

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10023/7763