Optical metasurfaces for energy conversion
Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …
efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light–matter interactions for a wide …
Plasmonic colour generation
Plasmonic colours are structural colours that emerge from resonant interactions between
light and metallic nanostructures. The engineering of plasmonic colours is a promising …
light and metallic nanostructures. The engineering of plasmonic colours is a promising …
Self-assembly of highly efficient, broadband plasmonic absorbers for solar steam generation
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 …
wavelengths, is of fundamental importance, as well as critical for many applications from …
Gradient metasurfaces: a review of fundamentals and applications
In the wake of intense research on metamaterials the two-dimensional analogue, known as
metasurfaces, has attracted progressively increasing attention in recent years due to the …
metasurfaces, has attracted progressively increasing attention in recent years due to the …
The revival of thermal utilization from the Sun: interfacial solar vapor generation
Since solar energy is the ultimate energy resource and a significant amount of global energy
utilization goes through heat, there have been persistent efforts for centuries to develop …
utilization goes through heat, there have been persistent efforts for centuries to develop …
Flexible thin-film black gold membranes with ultrabroadband plasmonic nanofocusing for efficient solar vapour generation
Solar steam generation has been achieved by surface plasmon heating with metallic
nanoshells or nanoparticles, which have inherently narrow absorption bandwidth. For …
nanoshells or nanoparticles, which have inherently narrow absorption bandwidth. For …
Ultra-wideband solar absorber based on refractory titanium metal
Electromagnetic wave absorbers with very long absorption spectra have become an
important target for optoelectronic materials and technology. In this paper, we propose a …
important target for optoelectronic materials and technology. In this paper, we propose a …
Solar absorber gel: localized macro‐nano heat channeling for efficient plasmonic Au nanoflowers photothermic vaporization and triboelectric generation
Plasmonic nanoparticles with outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency are promising
for solar vaporization. However, the high cost and the required intense light excitation of …
for solar vaporization. However, the high cost and the required intense light excitation of …
[PDF][PDF] Refractory plasmonics with titanium nitride: broadband metamaterial absorber
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201401874 testing. Recently, two demonstrations of fully operational
devices were performed with efficiencies around 0.8% and 3.2%.[29, 30] Although these …
devices were performed with efficiencies around 0.8% and 3.2%.[29, 30] Although these …
Strong-field nano-optics
The present status and development of strong-field nano-optics, an emerging field of
nonlinear optics, is discussed. A nonperturbative regime of light-matter interactions is …
nonlinear optics, is discussed. A nonperturbative regime of light-matter interactions is …