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The PV diode captures the incident photons whose energy is equal to or greater than the band-gap energy of the PV diode. Ideally, all captured photons are converted into electricity. This thesis develops the fabrication process for a high-efficiency selective emitter. The radiation spectrum of this structure is closely matched to the sensitivity spectrum of the PV diode. The selective emitter is a 1[mu]m-period 2D PhC in tungsten consisting of 0.8/[mu]m holes in a square lattice. The background of selective radiation and structure selection process are presented in this text. The preliminary structures are fabricated using Lloyd's mirror laser interferometer and developed using reactive ion etching. The detailed parameters of preparation, exposure, soft- and hard-mask etching are presented. 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