1st Edition

Thermal Plasmonics and Metamaterials for a Low-Carbon Society

Edited By Kotaro Kajikawa, Junichi Takahara Copyright 2024
250 Pages 112 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

250 Pages 112 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

250 Pages 112 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

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... Read more

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.