Thermal Photonic Metamaterials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 267
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to present a new Special Issue focused on metamaterials for thermal photonics. The absorption and emission of thermal radiation are of prime importance for the conversion of incident energy into various different forms. Recent work has shown that the thermal radiative characteristics of a material can be dramatically altered via microscale patterning. Furthermore, metamaterials with characteristics that are drastically different from those of conventional thermal emitters have emerged. Research on metamaterials has demonstrated the feasibility of thermal radiation engineering with tailored spectral, directional, and dynamic characteristics, along with phase and polarization control. The proposed Special Issue aims to bring together researchers with expertise in metamaterials and radiative energy to share their findings on various advancements and recent progress in metamaterials, specifically in the modulation and control of thermal radiative transfer.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Metamaterials for spectral, directional, and polarization control of thermal radiation;
- Metamaterials for thermo-radiative devices and thermo-photovoltaics;
- Near-field thermal-radiative transfer;
- Active tuning of emissivity;
- Modulation of thermal radiation with phase-change materials;
- Nonreciprocal thermal radiation;
- Metamaterial passive radiative cooling;
- Nonlinear metamaterials for thermal radiation.
Dr. Alok Ghanekar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metamaterials
- thermal radiation
- near-field radiative transfer
- emissivity
- thermal photonics
- plasmonics
