Near-Unity Broadband Photonic Metamaterial Absorber for Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting in Space

Key Points

• To investigate a broadband photonic metamaterial absorber designed for enhancing thermoelectric energy harvesting in space.
• Development of a near-unity broadband photonic metamaterial absorber
• Integration of the absorber with thermoelectric generators
• Assessment of energy harvesting efficiency in space conditions.
• Demonstrated significant improvement in thermoelectric energy output
• Achieved efficient performance across a broad wavelength range
• Showed potential for reliable long-duration space missions.