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Hyperbolic Metamaterials as an Analog of a Blackbody in the Near Field

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We study the near-field heat exchange between hyperbolic materials and demonstrate that these media are able to support broadband frustrated modes which transport heat by photon tunneling with a high efficiency close to the theoretical limit. We predict that hyperbolic materials can be designed to be perfect thermal emitters at nanoscale and derive an upper limit for the heat flux due to hyperbolic modes.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.104301

Authors: S.-A. Biehs, M. Tschikin, P. Ben-Abdallah

Institutions: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Charles Fabry

Language: English

Topic: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2054524782

FWCI: 71.27

Cites: 54

Cited by: 412

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