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Thermophotovoltaics: 3D photonic crystals demonstrate record thermal stability

Thermophotovoltaics: 3D photonic crystals demonstrate record thermal stability, Solar Novus Today, Nov. 12, 2013. Researchers from Stanford, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and North Carolina have fabricated 3D photonic crystals that demonstrate record thermal stability as well as modified thermal emission useful for solar energy harvesting.