In the post-Moore era, as the energy consumption of micro-nano electronic devices rapidly
increases, near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) with super-Planckian phenomena has …

This paper proposes a near-field thermal diode (NFTD) based on VO 2 and cBN 2D gratings
to improve the rectification ratio. Different from previous studies, this paper is the first to verify …

Simulations of near-field thermophotovoltaic devices predict promising performance, but
experimental observations remain challenging. Having the lowest bandgap among III-V …

Based on cascade utilization of full-spectrum solar energy, a novel solar concentrating
photovoltaic and near-field thermophotovoltaic hybrid system (CPV-NFTPVS) is proposed to …

Near-field thermophotovoltaic devices are attractive energy conversion systems. In the
present study, three-body near-field thermophotovoltaic systems are designed by …

Near-field thermophotovoltaics (NFTPV) is of great interest because it can achieve both high
power density and high efficiency at medium to high temperature. One key to efficient …

Thermal emission of localized surface phonons (LSPhs) from nanostructures of polaritonic
materials is a promising mechanism for tuning the spectrum of near-field thermal radiation …

Emerging black phosphorene (BP) has unique advantages in mediating near-field thermal
radiation due to its strong and tunable in-plane anisotropy, but relative researches are rarely …

As an energy conversion system, the near-field thermophotovoltaic (NTPV) device has
attracted much attention. To improve the NTPV system output power, an intermediate …

Near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) between two semi-infinite α-quartz plates was
theoretically investigated based on the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. By setting the …