1st Edition
Thermal Plasmonics and Metamaterials for a Low-Carbon Society
In this edited volume for researchers and students, experts in thermal plasmonics and metamaterials technologies introduce cutting-edge energy and resource conservation techniques and environmentally friendly solutions in areas including energy generation and harvesting and radiative cooling.
Through this book, readers will gain an in-depth understanding of the metamaterials and thermal plasmonics technologies used for such devices and the real-world applications of these technologies. This book is divided into three broad sections to address different aspects of these devices. The first section presents research on materials that can control thermal radiation and optical absorption, phase transition materials, and optical design using AI; the second covers research on thermophovoltaic elements, energy harvesting, and radiative cooling; and the third introduces research on photothermal materials’ applications, such as solar steam generation, desalination, recyclable inks, and radiative textiles. Each chapter is authored by an expert whose research is focused on a specific related technology or application. Readers can apply the information in this book to address many common problems related to environment and energy conservation.
This book is invaluable for researchers and graduate students working in the fields of nanophotonics, energy, and environmentally friendly solutions, whether they are working on advancing the underlying technologies or expanding the range of usable applications to solve common global problems related to energy use, cooling, and resource consumption.
Chapter 1 ◾ Toward Thermal Photonics by Integrating Thermal Engineering and Photonics
Atsushi Sakurai
Chapter 2 ◾ Angular Selective Multiband Emission Based on Optical Resonances Coupled with a Leaky Mode
Makoto Shimizu, Rihab Benlyas, and Hiroo Yugami
Chapter 3 ◾ High Aspect Ratio Nanostructures for Photothermal Applications
Osamu Takayama
Chapter 4 ◾ Thermal High-Contrast Metamaterials
Richard Z. Zhang and Ken Araki
Chapter 5 ◾ Adaptive Thermal Radiation Control by Si/VO2 Metasurfaces
Junichi Takahara
Chapter 6 ◾ Metamaterial Thermoelectric Conversion
Wakana Kubo
Chapter 7 ◾ Thermal Emission Control Based on Photonic Nanostructures Toward High-Power High-Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic Power Generation
Takuya Inoue, Takashi Asano, and Susumu Noda
Chapter 8 ◾ Passive Radiative Cooling Applications for Thermal and Electrical Energy Harvesting
Ross Y. M. Wong, Christopher Y. H. Chao, and Satoshi Ishii
Chapter 9 ◾ Transparent Radiative Cooling Materials and Their Application to Energy Harvesting
Kotaro Kajikawa
Chapter 10 ◾ Metamaterials for High Efficiency Solar Desalination with Carbon Zero Emission
Fei Xiang and Andrea Fratalocc hi
Chapter 11 ◾ Tailoring Transmission and Emission for Photonic Thermoregulating Textiles
Muluneh G. Abebe, Alice De Corte, and Bjorn Maes
Biography
Kotaro Kajikawa is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees from Tokyo Tech. Professor Kajikawa is a member of The Japanese Society of Applied Physics and serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports.
Junichi Takahara is a Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka University, Japan. He gained his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD all from Osaka University.
