Directional and monochromatic thermal emitter from epsilon-near-zero conditions in semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterials

Campione, Salvatore; Marquier, Francois; Hugonin, Jean -Paul; Ellis, A. Robert; Klem, John F.; Sinclair, Michael B.; Luk, Ting S.

doi:10.1038/srep34746

Title: Directional and monochromatic thermal emitter from epsilon-near-zero conditions in semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterials

Journal Article · Wed Oct 05 04:00:00 UTC 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep34746 · OSTI ID:1333553

Campione, Salvatore ^[1]; Marquier, Francois ^[2]; Hugonin, Jean -Paul ^[2]; Ellis, A. Robert ^[1]; Klem, John F. ^[1]; Sinclair, Michael B. ^[1]; Luk, Ting S. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
CNRS-Univ. Paris-Sud, Palaiseau Cedex (France)

The development of novel thermal sources that control the emission spectrum and the angular emission pattern is of fundamental importance. In this paper, we investigate the thermal emission properties of semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterials (SHMs). Our structure does not require the use of any periodic corrugation to provide monochromatic and directional emission properties. We show that these properties arise because of epsilon-near-zero conditions in SHMs. The thermal emission is dominated by the epsilon-near-zero effect in the doped quantum wells composing the SHM. In conclusion, different properties are observed for s and p polarizations, following the characteristics of the strong anisotropy of hyperbolic metamaterials.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1333553

Report Number(s):: SAND--2016-8113J; 646774

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Vol. 6; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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