Efficient absorption of solar radiation is desired for the renewable energy sector, such as
solar thermophotovoltaics and solar thermal applications. In order to minimize thermal re …

This article reviews the recent advances in near-field radiative energy transfer, particularly in
its fundamentals and applications. When the geometrical features of radiating objects or …

In this work, we numerically investigate the radiative properties of metamaterial
nanostructures made of two-dimensional tungsten gratings on a thin dielectric spacer and …

Automated materials design with machine learning is increasingly common in recent years.
Theoretically, it is characterized as black-box optimization in the space of candidate …

Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) devices can convert thermal radiation directly into electricity. To
improve the efficiency of TPV systems, wavelength-selective emitters are designed to take …

Both wavelength selectivity and directional insensitivity are highly desired in
thermophotovoltaic applications. A concept of a magnetic-polariton-enhanced …

The collective oscillation of the massless electrons in graphene ribbons can interact with
photons to create graphene plasmon polaritons. The resonance-induced absorption is …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a prominent material for radiative cooling due to its
promising optical properties in the mid-infrared spectral region as well as its fabrication …

Recently, it has been shown that convex cavities or 2D grating structures can enhance
thermal emission for energy conversion systems. The mechanisms, however, cannot be well …

We present a non-planar all-metal plasmonic perfect absorber (PA) with response
polarization independent in infrared region, which can be served as a sensor for enhanced …