From colloidal particles to photonic crystals: advances in self-assembly and their emerging applications

Z Cai, Z Li, S Ravaine, M He, Y Song, Y Yin… - Chemical Society …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Beyond the visible: bioinspired infrared adaptive materials

J Yang, X Zhang, X Zhang, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for develo** …

Applications and challenges of thermoplasmonics

G Baffou, F Cichos, R Quidant - Nature Materials, 2020‏ - nature.com
Over the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in the use of plasmonic
nanoparticles as sources of heat remotely controlled by light, giving rise to the field of …

Nanophotonic engineering of far-field thermal emitters

DG Baranov, Y **ao, IA Nechepurenko, A Krasnok… - Nature materials, 2019‏ - nature.com
Thermal emission is a ubiquitous and fundamental process by which all objects at non-zero
temperatures radiate electromagnetic energy. This process is often assumed to be …

A review of solar photovoltaic systems cooling technologies

J Siecker, K Kusakana, BP Numbi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Cooling the operating surface is a key operational factor to take into consideration to
achieve higher efficiency when operating solar photovoltaic systems. Proper cooling can …

Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation

L Zhou, Y Tan, D Ji, B Zhu, P Zhang, J Xu, Q Gan… - Science …, 2016‏ - science.org
The study of ideal absorbers, which can efficiently absorb light over a broad range of
wavelengths, is of fundamental importance, as well as critical for many applications from …

Nonreciprocal thermal photonics for energy conversion and radiative heat transfer

Z Zhang, L Zhu - Physical Review Applied, 2022‏ - APS
Controlling emission and absorption, and radiative heat transfer, is important for photonic
energy conversion and thermal management. However, the reciprocal emission and …

Present efficiencies and future opportunities in thermophotovoltaics

T Burger, C Sempere, B Roy-Layinde, A Lenert - Joule, 2020‏ - cell.com
Despite the relevance of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion to many emerging energy
technologies, identifying which aspects of current TPV designs are favorable and where …

Near-perfect photon utilization in an air-bridge thermophotovoltaic cell

D Fan, T Burger, S McSherry, B Lee, A Lenert… - Nature, 2020‏ - nature.com
Thermophotovoltaic cells are similar to solar cells, but instead of converting solar radiation to
electricity, they are designed to utilize locally radiated heat. Development of high-efficiency …

Radiative cooling of solar absorbers using a visibly transparent photonic crystal thermal blackbody

L Zhu, AP Raman, S Fan - Proceedings of the national academy of …, 2015‏ - pnas.org
A solar absorber, under the sun, is heated up by sunlight. In many applications, including
solar cells and outdoor structures, the absorption of sunlight is intrinsic for either operational …