scholarly journals Phonon polaritons enhance near-field thermal transfer across the phase transition of VO2

2011 ◽  
Vol 84 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. van Zwol ◽  
K. Joulain ◽  
P. Ben-Abdallah ◽  
J. Chevrier
Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1457-1467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Ramer ◽  
Mohit Tuteja ◽  
Joseph R. Matson ◽  
Marcelo Davanco ◽  
Thomas G. Folland ◽  
...  

AbstractThe anisotropy of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) gives rise to hyperbolic phonon-polaritons (HPhPs), notable for their volumetric frequency-dependent propagation and strong confinement. For frustum (truncated nanocone) structures, theory predicts five, high-order HPhPs, sets, but only one set was observed previously with far-field reflectance and scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy. In contrast, the photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) technique has recently permitted sampling of the full HPhP dispersion and observing such elusive predicted modes; however, the mechanism underlying PTIR sensitivity to these weakly-scattering modes, while critical to their understanding, has not yet been clarified. Here, by comparing conventional contact- and newly developed tapping-mode PTIR, we show that the PTIR sensitivity to those weakly-scattering, high-Q (up to ≈280) modes is, contrary to a previous hypothesis, unrelated to the probe operation (contact or tapping) and is instead linked to PTIR ability to detect tip-launched dark, volumetrically-confined polaritons, rather than nanostructure-launched HPhPs modes observed by other techniques. Furthermore, we show that in contrast with plasmons and surface phonon-polaritons, whose Q-factors and optical cross-sections are typically degraded by the proximity of other nanostructures, the high-Q HPhP resonances are preserved even in high-density hBN frustum arrays, which is useful in sensing and quantum emission applications.


2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Henkel

AbstractAn electromagnetic theory of thermal radiation is outlined, based on the fluctuation electrodynamics of Rytov and co-workers. We discuss the basic concepts and the status of different approximations. The physical content is illustrated with a few examples on near-field heat transfer.


2006 ◽  
Vol 499 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 318-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miehwa Park ◽  
Hyunjun Yoo ◽  
Hyungun Yoo ◽  
Seungwook Na ◽  
Songhui Kim ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 360 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Gorev ◽  
V. S. Bondarev ◽  
K. S. Aleksandrov

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (24) ◽  
pp. 30032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Chalabi ◽  
Erez Hasman ◽  
Mark L. Brongersma

Author(s):  
Ruiyi Liu ◽  
Xiaohu Wu ◽  
Zheng Cui

Abstract The photon tunneling probability is the most important thing in near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT). This work study the photon tunneling via coupling graphene plasmons with phonon polaritons in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). We consider two cases of the optical axis of hBN along z-axis and x-axis, respectively. We investigate the NFRHT between graphene-covered bulk hBN, and compare it with that of bare bulk hBN. Our results show that in Reststrahlen bands, the coupling of graphene plasmons and phonon polaritons in hBN can either suppress or enhance the photon tunneling probability, depending on the chemical potential of graphene and frequency. This conclusion holds when the optiacal axis of hBN is either along z-axis or x-axis. The findings in this work not only deepen our understanding of coupling mechanism between graphene plasmons with phonon polaritons, but also provide a theoretical basis for controlling photon tunneling in graphene covered hyperbolic materials.


2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Zhao ◽  
Z. M. Zhang

Enhancing photon tunneling probability is the key to increasing the near-field radiative heat transfer between two objects. It has been shown that hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and graphene heterostructures can enable plentiful phononic and plasmonic resonance modes. This work demonstrates that heterostructures consisting of a monolayer graphene on an hBN film can support surface plasmon–phonon polaritons that greatly enhance the photon tunneling and outperform individual structures made of either graphene or hBN. Both the thickness of the hBN films and the chemical potential of graphene can affect the tunneling probability, offering potential routes toward passive or active control of near-field heat transfer. The results presented here may facilitate the system design for near-field energy harvesting, thermal imaging, and radiative cooling applications based on two-dimensional materials.


2005 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Renger ◽  
Stefan Grafström ◽  
Lukas M. Eng ◽  
Rainer Hillenbrand

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