Super-Planckian thermal radiation enabled by hyperbolic surface phonon polaritons

• Published in: Science China. Technological sciences Vol. 59; no. 11; pp. 1680 - 1686
• Main Authors: Liu, XiangLei, Xuan, YiMin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.11.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Boron nitride; Energy harvesting; Engineering; Thermal energy; Thermal management; near-field thermal radiation; hyperbolic surface phonon polaritons; hexagonal boron nitride

Excitation of surface resonance modes and presence of resonance-free hyperbolic modes are two common ways to enhance the near-field radiative energy transport, which can find wide applications in noncontact thermal management and energy harvesting. Here, we identify another way to achieve the super-...