Electromagnetic absorbers have drawn increasing attention in many areas. A series of
plasmonic and metamaterial structures can work as efficient narrowband absorbers due to …

Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems are promising for harnessing solar energy, waste heat,
and heat from radioisotope decay or fuel combustion. TPV systems work by heating an …

Nanostructured photonic materials enable control and manipulation of light at
subwavelength scales and exhibit unique optical functionalities. In particular, plasmonic …

Incandescent filaments and membranes are often used as infrared sources despite their low
efficiency, broad angular emission, and lack of spectral selectivity. Here, we introduce a …

Broadband perfect absorber based on one ultrathin layer of the refractory metal chromium
without structure patterning is proposed and demonstrated. The ideal permittivity of the metal …

We numerically demonstrate a novel ultra-broadband polarization-independent
metamaterial perfect absorber in the visible and near-infrared region involving the phase …

A general algorithm is introduced for the analysis of near-field radiative heat transfer in one-
dimensional multi-layered structures. The method is based on the solution of dyadic Green's …

We present an atomistic description of the electronic and optical properties of In 0.25 Ga
0.75 N/GaN quantum wells. Our analysis accounts for fluctuations of well width, local alloy …

Spectral distributions of radiative heat flux between two thin silicon carbide films separated
by sub-wavelength distances in vacuum are analysed. An analytical expression for the near …

We investigate near-field thermal radiation between a nanometric film and a bulk SiC using
fluctuational electrodynamics. Results show a narrow spectral band enhancement of the …