Broadband and wide angle nonreciprocal thermal emission from Weyl semimetal structures

A Butler, C Argyropoulos - JOSA B, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Nonreciprocal thermal emission is a cutting-edge technology that enables fundamental
control over thermal radiation and has exciting applications in thermal energy harvesting …

Mechanically tunable radiative cooling for adaptive thermal control

A Butler, C Argyropoulos - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Passive radiative cooling is currently the frontier technology in renewable-energy research.
In terms of extraterrestrial applications, radiative cooling is a critical component to the …

Femtosecond laser‐produced optical absorbers for solar‐thermal energy harvesting

SC Singh, C Guo - EcoMat, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Optical absorbers are a key component in all solar‐thermal energy technologies. Cermet‐
based solar absorbers are commonly used in solar‐thermal applications. However, due to …

Formation mechanism of micro/nanoscale structures on picosecond laser pulse processed copper

M Anderson, G Kaufman, A Ediger, D Alexander… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modification of surfaces with ultrashort pulse laser surface processing techniques has
shown to enhance surface properties for numerous applications. To more effectively tailor …

Femtosecond laser generated hierarchical macropore/LIPSS metasurfaces and their ultrabroadband absorbance, photothermal properties, and thermal-induced …

R Liu, D Zhang, S Ji, Y Cai, C Liang… - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
As an emerging versatile technique, femtosecond laser structuring has shown its superior
capacity to develop hierarchical micro/nanostructures. In this work, macropore/LIPSS …

Unraveling the formation dynamics of metallic femtosecond laser induced periodic surface structures

LK Khorashad, A Reicks, A Erickson, JE Shield… - Optics & Laser …, 2024 - Elsevier
Femtosecond laser surface processing (FLSP) is an emerging fabrication technique to
efficiently control the surface morphology of many types of materials including metals …

Relationship between infrared spectral emissivity and temperature distribution of thermophotovoltaic systems

QH Pan, SN Chen, C Zhang, SH Zhou, YM Guo… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Matching the thermal radiation power spectrum to the band gap of photovoltaic cells is an
important factor governing the efficiency of thermophotovoltaic systems. The ability of the …

Emissivity prediction of functionalized surfaces using artificial intelligence

G Acosta, A Reicks, M Moreno, A Borjali… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tuning surface emissivity has been of great interest in thermal radiation applications, such
as thermophotovoltaics and passive radiative cooling. As a low-cost and scalable technique …

Increasing Heat Transfer from Metal Surfaces through Laser-Interference-Induced Microscopic Heat Sinks

F Schell, R Chukwudi Okafor, T Steege, S Alamri… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the increasing processing power of micro-electronic components and increasing spatial
limitations, ensuring sufficient heat dissipation has become a crucial task. This work …

Seeding the growth of femtosecond laser produced microstructures on copper with multi-layered materials

AT Tsubaki, M Anderson, JE Shield, DR Alexander… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Femtosecond lasers can be used to create self-organized micro/nanostructures on the
surface of most materials. However, on copper, these structures require significantly higher …