球形粒子的近场辐射换热研究

近场辐射引起的能量交换可以比远场辐射高若干个数量级.本文计算了SiC和Cu两种球形颗粒的近场辐射换热,发现当颗粒间距非常小时,辐射换热会大大强化.颗粒直径、颗粒间距以及颗粒的介电常数是决定近场辐射换热大小的重要因素,而颗粒温度对近场辐射换热的影响较小.     

石墨烯/AZO/SiC复合结构的近场辐射换热特性

由于倏逝波贡献,近场辐射换热可以远超黑体辐射定律给出的极限换热热流,对近场辐射换热的调控在近场热光伏及热管理方面有重要的应用前景。石墨烯是一种有潜力的可用于近场辐射换热调控的功能材料。本文研究了由石墨烯、铝掺杂氧化锌(aluminum-doped zinc-oxide,AZO)及SiC构成的多层复合薄膜的近场辐射换热特性。研究发现:"AZO薄膜+SiC基底"结构的频谱辐射热流在SiC的SPhP频域出现谷值,而"SiC薄膜+AZO基底"结构同时在两种表面极化激元的共振频率处出现峰值;覆盖单层石墨烯薄膜对"AZO薄膜+SiC基底"结构的近场辐射换热基本没有影响;而"石墨烯/SiC薄膜/AZO基底"结构却可以同时支持三种表面极化激元,并在调控石墨烯化学势到适当值时,可以有效增强近场换热。本研究有助于理解石墨烯对近场辐射换热的调控特性。     

Contribution of terahertz waves to near-field radiative heat transfer between graphene-based hyperbolic metamaterials

Hyperbolic metamaterials alternately stacked by graphene and silicon(Si) are proposed and theoretically studied to investigate the contribution of terahertz(THz) waves to near-field radiative transfer. The results show that the heat transfer coefficient can be enhanced several times in a certain THz frequency range compared with that between graphene-covered Si bulks because of the presence of a continuum of hyperbolic modes. Moreover, the radiative heat transfer can also be enhanced remarkably for the proposed structure even in the whole THz range. The hyperbolic dispersion of the graphenebased hyperbolic metamaterial can be tuned by varying the chemical potential or the thickness of Si, with the tunability of optical conductivity and the chemical potential of graphene fixed. We also demonstrate that the radiative heat transfer can be actively controlled in the THz frequency range.     

Ultrahigh-density storage media prepared by artificially assisted self-assembling methods

Two types of recording media possessing nanodot structures were investigated. The media were prepared by an artificially assisted self-assembling (AASA) method, which includes simple nanopatterning using a nanoimprint and fine nanopatterning using self-assembling organic molecules. One type of recording media is circumferential magnetic patterned media prepared on a 2.5-in.-diam glass plate. A Ni master disk possessing spiral patterns with 60-250 nm width lands and a 400 nm width groove was pressed to a resist film on a CoCrPt film to transfer the spiral patterns. A diblock copolymer solution was cast into the obtained grooves, and then annealed to prepare self-assembling dot structures aligned along the grooves. According to the dot patterns, the lower magnetic films were patterned by ion milling to yield patterned media with 40 nm diameter. We have also prepared FePt dot media with high magnetic anisotropy for near-field and magnetic-field hybrid recording aiming at more than 1 Tbin.2 density. A Ni stamp disk with aligned dot structures was also prepared by the AASA method to produce patterned media at the lowest cost. The other type of media was organic patterned media for X-Y type near-field optical storage. Bulky dye molecules were evaporated in vacuum to produce self-assembling amorphous nanodots. The dots were arranged by the AASA method, i.e., according to the polymethylmethacrylate film hole arrays or chemically patterned surface.     

Near-field radiative heat transfer between two plane surfaces with one having a dielectric coating

The effect of a dielectric coating on the near-field radiative heat transfer between two plane surfaces is numerically studied in the framework of the fluctuational electrodynamics. The dielectric coating is assumed to be a SiC or SiO₂ film, which is on top of the emitter. The results show that the near-field radiative flux between the plane surfaces can be either diminished or enhanced by the dielectric coating, depending on the thermal radiative properties of the emitter and the receiver. Furthermore, the dielectric coating effect on the near-field radiative flux can be very different from that on the far-field radiative flux. Detailed analysis on the variations of the TE- and TM-wave components of the radiative flux by adding the dielectric coating is provided, along with the physical mechanisms that account for these changes. Dielectric coatings such as SiC and SiO₂ films are widely seen in microelectronic structures and nanofabrication devices. The results obtained in this work should be valuable for further study and nanotechnological applications of near-field radiative heat transfer.     

Thermal heat radiation,near-field energy density and near-field radiative heat transfer of coated materials

We investigate the thermal radiation and thermal near-field energy density of a metal-coated semi-infinite body for different substrates. We show that the surface polariton coupling within the metal coating leads to an enhancement of the TM-mode part of the thermal near-field energy density when a polar substrate is used. In this case the result obtained for a free standing metal film is retrieved. In contrast, in the case of a metal substrate there is no enhancement in the TM-mode part, as can also be explained within the framework of surface plasmon coupling within the coating. Finally, we discuss the influence of the enhanced thermal energy density on the near-field radiative heat transfer between a simple semi-infinite and a coated semi-infinite body for different material combinations.     

Role of confined Bloch waves in the near field heat transfer between two photonic crystals

The near field heat transfer between two finite size one-dimensional photonic crystals separated by a small vacuum gap and maintained in nonequilibrium thermal situation is theoretically investigated. The main features of this electromagnetic transfer are discussed and compared with what is generally observed with media that support surface polaritons. It is shown that the presence of surface Bloch waves can significantly enhance heat transfers beyond the far field limit for both polarization states of electromagnetic field at subwavelength separation distances. A specific attention is addressed to the consequence of the slopes of surface Bloch waves dispersion curves on the heat transfer. In particular, it is shown that the localization of surface Bloch waves close to the light line allows to observe a transfer exaltaion at larger separation distances than the Wien wavelength. These results could open new possibilities for the development of innovative near-field technologies such as near-field thermophotovoltaic conversion, plasmon assisted nanophotolitography or near-field spectroscopy.     

薄膜和半无限大介质间的近场辐射换热研究

研究了硼掺杂硅(记为Si-19)薄膜和半无限大物体(Si-19和SiC)在100 nm真空间距下的近场辐射换热随薄膜厚度的变化。研究结果表明,当半无限大物体和薄膜为相同的Si-19材料时,由于表面波激发并相互耦合,使得近场辐射换热随薄膜的厚度变化比较复杂。当半无限大物体为SiC材料时,由于表面波的耦合遭到破坏以及辐射体的高发射率频率区和吸收体的高吸收率频率区不匹配,导致表面波的激发对不同材料间的近场辐射换热的增强程度降低,因此在相同计算区域内热流密度随厚度的增加单调增加,没有出现极值点。     

Near-field radiative heat transfer between macroscopic planar surfaces

Near-field radiation allows heat to propagate across a small vacuum gap at rates several orders of magnitude above that of far-field, blackbody radiation. Although heat transfer via near-field effects has been discussed for many years, experimental verification of this theory has been very limited. We have measured the heat transfer between two macroscopic sapphire plates, finding an increase in agreement with expectations from theory. These experiments, conducted near 300?K, have measured the heat transfer as a function of separation over mm to μm and as a function of temperature differences between 2.5 and 30?K. The experiments demonstrate that evanescence can be put to work to transfer heat from an object without actually touching it.     

Nanoscale radiative heating of a sample with a probe

The purpose of this paper is to show that it is possible to transfer large amount of heat to a sample at a nanometer scale by approaching a probe such as those used in near-field microscopies. We evaluate the different heat exchange processes such as convective and radiative heat transfer. An application to local heating is discussed.     

Near-field heat transfer: A radiative interpretation of thermal conduction

It is shown in this article that the near-field radiative heat transfer can be interpreted as a conduction heat transfer due to the propagation of polaritons. We consider two situations. In the first one, two heated bodies at different temperatures are separated by a gap and in the second one a temperature gradient is imposed to a bulk material. In both situations, the radiative heat transfer is calculated by means of fluctuational electrodynamics. Asymptotic expressions of a thermal conductivity are obtained from the radiative heat transfer calculation. We interpret this conductivity as a consequence of the heat transfer by propagation and collisions of polaritons.     

Diode end-pumped high-power Q-switched double Nd:YAG slab laser and its efficient near-field second-harmonic generation

We reported on an all-solid-state double Nd:YAG slab laser. The laser was based on two diode end-pumped Nd:YAG slabs and a stable-unstable hybrid resonator. A cw output of 189 W and an average Q-switched output of 169 W at 10 kHz with an M(2) factor of 1.5 in the slow direction and 1.7 in the fast direction were obtained. We demonstrated efficient near-field frequency doubling by imaging the one-dimensional top-hat near-field to a lithium triborate frequency doubler. We obtained 93 W green light at 10 kHz with a pulse width of 10.7 ns. The efficiency of second-harmonic generation was up to 57%.     

用于热光伏系统的近场辐射光谱控制表面结构

为提升近场热光伏发电系统的能源转换效率和发电功率,设计了Ⅲ-Ⅴ族半导体表面的矩形光栅结构,以实现从热发射器到热光伏电池的近场辐射热流选择性调制.使用在近红外波段具有表面等离子体激元特性的掺杂氧化锌作为热发射器,在GaSb热光伏电池表面添加亚微米二维光栅结构,在近场间距下形成与表面波耦合的陷光效应,由此有选择性地增强了电池能带内的光谱辐射热流.有别于以往类似研究中常用的等效近似方法,开展了时域有限差分方法模拟,能够严格考虑周期性结构细节,结合以涨落耗散理论为基础的Langevin方法,直接计算了复杂结构参与的近场辐射传热问题,以此揭示表面结构影响近场辐射传热的物理机理.结果显示使用带表面结构的薄膜GaSb电池,可使辐射热流的光谱峰值达到同温度远场黑体辐射源情况下的2.84倍,且热流增益区集中在波长略短于电池能带的窄波段区间,适应高效率、高功率热光伏系统对辐射传热设计的要求.     

Effect of reflecting modes on combined heat transfer within an anisotropic scattering slab

Under various interface reflecting modes, different transient thermal responses will occur in the media. Combined radiative-conductive heat transfer is investigated within a participating, anisotropic scattering gray planar slab. The two interfaces of the slab are considered to be diffuse and semitransparent. Using the ray tracing method, an anisotropic scattering radiative transfer model for diffuse reflection at boundaries is set up, and with the help of direct radiative transfer coefficients, corresponding radiative transfer coefficients (RTCs) are deduced. RTCs are used to calculate the radiative source term in energy equation. Transient energy equation is solved by the full implicit control-volume method under the external radiative-convective boundary conditions. The influences of two reflecting modes including both specular reflection and diffuse reflection on transient temperature fields and steady heat flux are examined. According to numerical results obtained in this paper, it is found that there exits great difference in thermal behavior between slabs with diffuse interfaces and that with specular interfaces for slabs with big refractive index.     

Interpreting the influence of fuel spray impact on mixture preparation for HCCI combustion with port-fuel injection

This paper addresses the influence of fuel spray impact on fuel/air mixture for combustion in port-fuel injection engines. The experiments include time resolved measurements of surface temperature synchronized with PDA measurements of droplet dynamics at impact and were conducted to quantify the effects of interactions between successive injections on the mixture preparation for combustion in homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines. Analysis shows that, during engine warm up, the heat transfer over the entire valve surface occurs within the vaporization-nucleate-boiling regime and the local instantaneous surface temperature correlates with the dynamics of droplets impacting at the same point. A functional relation is found for the heat transfer coefficient, which also describes other experiments reported in the literature. Similarity does not hold after the engine warms up because heat transfer and droplet vaporization at the surface are dominated by multiple interactions between droplets arisen from diverse heat transfer regimes. However, results evidence the existence of a critical surface temperature which sets a transition between overall heat transfer regimes dominated by local nucleate boiling at lower temperatures and by local intermittent transition regimes at higher temperatures. The heat transfer within the overall nucleate boiling regime is shown to be due to a thin film boiling mechanism leading to breakdown of the liquid-film at a nearly constant surface temperature, regardless of injection frequency or any other spray conditions. While at low frequencies this regime is not limited neither by the delivery of liquid to the surface, nor by the removal of vapour from the surface, at higher frequencies it is triggered by enhanced vaporization induced by piercing and mixing the liquid film. The results further evidence the important role of spray impingement for mixture preparation as required for HCCI.     

Role of fluctuational electrodynamics in near-field radiative heat transfer

The objective of this paper is to discuss the role of fluctuational electrodynamics in the context of a generalized radiative heat transfer problem. Near-field effects, including the interference phenomenon and radiation tunneling, are important for applications to nanostructures. The classical theory of radiative transfer cannot be readily applied as the feature size approaches the dominant wavelength of radiative emission. At all length scales, however, propagation of radiative energy is properly represented by the electromagnetic wave approach, which requires the solution of the Maxwell equations. Fluctuational electrodynamics provides a model for thermal emission when solving a near-field radiation heat transfer problem, and the fluctuation-dissipation theorem provides the bridge between the strength of the fluctuations of the charges inside a body and its local temperature. This paper provides a complete and systematic derivation of the near-field radiative heat flux starting from the Maxwell equations. An illustrative example of near-field versus far-field radiation heat transfer is presented, and the length scale for transition from near- to far-field regime is discussed; the results show that this length scale can be as large as three times than predicted from Wien's law.     

Radiative heat transfer at nanoscale: Closed-form expression for silicon at different doping levels

Radiative heat transfer at the nanoscale is becoming an important technological issue with the development of nano electromechanical systems (NEMS). In this article, we derive asymptotic expressions to compute near-field radiative heat transfer between two planes of silicon. We identify two physical mechanisms that give the dominant contribution at small gaps. For intrinsic and low-doped silicon, the main contribution is due to evanescent waves coming from propagating waves undergoing frustrated total internal reflections at the interfaces. For doping levels larger than N_e=10¹⁶ cm^?3 surface mode coupling contributes to the heat transfer. Asymptotic expressions are also given in that case. In all cases, we compare analytical formulas with exact numerical calculations when varying the temperature and the doping concentration. We also give their range of validity.     

Spectral features of electromagnetic field propagation along a nanoparticle chain

Numerical calculations are performed and spectral characteristics and spatial field distributions are studied upon excitation of a chain of two and three nanoparticles by a near-field optical microscope probe. It was found that there is a set of frequencies near the absorption line of nanoparticle material, at which the electromagnetic field can most efficiently propagate along the chain. It is shown that the efficiency of the electromagnetic energy transfer due to the quadrupole interaction between particles can exceed the efficiency of the transfer caused by the dipole interaction.     

Radiation forces on a Rayleigh dielectric sphere in a patterned optical near field

We report on the study of the radiation forces exerted on a Rayleigh dielectric particle by a patterned optical near-field landscape at an interface decorated with resonant gold nanostructures. This configuration allows for the generation of a large array of surface subwavelength optical traps from an extended collimated beam, which may be of interest for parallel optical manipulation and sorting of submicrometer objects.     

Efficient optical near-field energy transfer along an Au nanodot coupler with size-dependent resonance

We confirmed that the light intensity (λ=785 nm) scattered from an isolated hemispherical Au nanoparticle was resonantly enhanced at a diameter of 200 nm and a height of 50 nm, as observed experimentally using a collection-mode near-field optical microscope. The experimental results agreed with the calculated results using Mie’s theory. Furthermore, we observed resonant energy transfer of the optical near-field energy along a chain of Au nanoparticles. The magnitude of the transferred energy increased resonantly at the size of resonant light scattering for an isolated Au nanoparticle (200 nm diameter with 240 nm center-to-center separation). PACS 42.82.Et; 73.20.Mf; 78.67.Bf