Thermal SPhPs

Investigation of thermally excited surface phonon polaritons in nanostructured polar dielectric materials.

Sergei Gluchko
Last updated on Jul 9, 2020

Surface Phonon Polaritons (SPhPs) are evanescent hybrid electromagnetic waves. These waves can be generated thermally by heating an interface of two dielectric materials when at least one of these interfaces is formed by a polar dielectric (such as SiO2, SiC, SiN). SPhPs can be used as a source of coherent thermal radiation, an additional heat exchange channel in nanodevices, and as a source of monochromatic thermal radiation. In this project, we study the physical limits of SPhPs propagation and their existence in various materials. We also designing new hybrid metamaterials that can boost the performance of thermal photovoltaics and heat extraction devices at nanoscales.

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Polaritonic figure of merit of plane structures

Here we propose to use a figure of merit for Surface Phonon Polaritons in order to simplify the analysis of in-plane SPhP optimisation.
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Thermal excitation of broadband and long-range surface waves on SiO2 submicron films

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Energy transport of surface phonon polaritons propagating along a chain of spheroidal nanoparticles

We analyze the energy transport of surface phonon polaritons propagating in a chain of spheroidal polar nanoparticles. We develop a theoretical model to quantify the energy transport of SPhPs propagating along these nanostructures.
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Energy transport of surface phonon polaritons propagating along a chain of spheroidal nanoparticles

Focusing of surface phonon-polaritons along conical and wedge polar nanostructures

We analyze Surface Phonon Polariton propagation and focusing with conical and wedge dielectric structures. We develop explicit expressions for the dispersion relations in each structure and provide detailed analysis for glass-air geometries.
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Focusing of surface phonon-polaritons along conical and wedge polar nanostructures

Fresnel-like formulas for the reflection and transmission of surface phonon-polaritons at a dielectric interface

We develop a formalism and derive explicit expressions for the reflectivity and transmissivity of Surface Phonon Polaritons generated at the dielectric interfaces.
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Fresnel-like formulas for the reflection and transmission of surface phonon-polaritons at a dielectric interface