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 …
Ultrafast and nanoscale energy transduction mechanisms and coupled thermal transport across interfaces
The coupled interactions among the fundamental carriers of charge, heat, and
electromagnetic fields at interfaces and boundaries give rise to energetic processes that …
electromagnetic fields at interfaces and boundaries give rise to energetic processes that …
Remarkable heat conduction mediated by non-equilibrium phonon polaritons
Surface waves can lead to intriguing transport phenomena. In particular, surface phonon
polaritons (SPhPs), which result from coupling between infrared light and optical phonons …
polaritons (SPhPs), which result from coupling between infrared light and optical phonons …
Phonon thermal transport and its tunability in GaN for near-junction thermal management of electronics: A review
The heat dissipation issue has now become one of the most important bottlenecks for power
electronics due to the rapid increase in power density and working frequency. Towards the …
electronics due to the rapid increase in power density and working frequency. Towards the …
Enabling propagation of anisotropic polaritons along forbidden directions via a topological transition
Polaritons with directional in-plane propagation and ultralow losses in van der Waals (vdW)
crystals promise unprecedented manipulation of light at the nanoscale. However, these …
crystals promise unprecedented manipulation of light at the nanoscale. However, these …
Enhanced thermal conduction by surface phonon-polaritons
Improving heat dissipation in increasingly miniature microelectronic devices is a serious
challenge, as the thermal conduction in nanostructures is markedly reduced by increasingly …
challenge, as the thermal conduction in nanostructures is markedly reduced by increasingly …
α-MoO3–SiC metasurface for mid-IR directional propagation of phonon polaritons and passive daytime radiative cooling
Various methods for controlling the in-plane propagation direction and topological
transitions of phonon polaritons (PhPs) in anisotropic van der Waals (vdW) materials rely on …
transitions of phonon polaritons (PhPs) in anisotropic van der Waals (vdW) materials rely on …
STEM in situ thermal wave observations for investigating thermal diffusivity in nanoscale materials and devices
HD Nguyen, I Yamada, T Nishimura, H Pang, H Cho… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Practical techniques to identify heat routes at the nanoscale are required for the thermal
control of microelectronic, thermoelectric, and photonic devices. Nanoscale thermometry …
control of microelectronic, thermoelectric, and photonic devices. Nanoscale thermometry …
Observation of heat transport mediated by the propagation distance of surface phonon-polaritons over hundreds of micrometers
Efficient heat dissipation in micro/nano electronics requires long-distance propagation of
heat carriers operated above room temperature. However, thermal phonons—the primary …
heat carriers operated above room temperature. However, thermal phonons—the primary …
[HTML][HTML] Surface phonon polaritons for infrared optoelectronics
In recent years, there has been significant fundamental research into surface phonon
polaritons, owing to their ability to compress light to extremely small dimensions, low losses …
polaritons, owing to their ability to compress light to extremely small dimensions, low losses …