Near-field thermal radiation between hyperbolic metamaterials: Graphite and carbon nanotubes
Abstract
The near-field radiative heat transfer for two hyperbolic metamaterials, namely, graphite and vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), is investigated. Graphite is a naturally existing uniaxial medium, while CNT arrays can be modeled as an effective anisotropic medium. Different hyperbolic modes can be separately supported by these materials in certain infrared regions, resulting in a strong enhancement in near-field heat transfer. It is predicted that the heat flux between two CNT arrays can exceed that between SiC plates at any vacuum gap distance and is about 10 times higher with a 10 nm gap.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22254034
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 21; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ANISOTROPY; CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAPHITE; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; SILICON CARBIDES; THERMAL RADIATION
Citation Formats
Liu, X. L., Zhang, R. Z., and Zhang, Z. M., E-mail: zhuomin.zhang@me.gatech.edu. Near-field thermal radiation between hyperbolic metamaterials: Graphite and carbon nanotubes. United States: N. p., 2013.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4832057.
Liu, X. L., Zhang, R. Z., & Zhang, Z. M., E-mail: zhuomin.zhang@me.gatech.edu. Near-field thermal radiation between hyperbolic metamaterials: Graphite and carbon nanotubes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4832057
Liu, X. L., Zhang, R. Z., and Zhang, Z. M., E-mail: zhuomin.zhang@me.gatech.edu. 2013.
"Near-field thermal radiation between hyperbolic metamaterials: Graphite and carbon nanotubes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4832057.
@article{osti_22254034,
title = {Near-field thermal radiation between hyperbolic metamaterials: Graphite and carbon nanotubes},
author = {Liu, X. L. and Zhang, R. Z. and Zhang, Z. M., E-mail: zhuomin.zhang@me.gatech.edu},
abstractNote = {The near-field radiative heat transfer for two hyperbolic metamaterials, namely, graphite and vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs), is investigated. Graphite is a naturally existing uniaxial medium, while CNT arrays can be modeled as an effective anisotropic medium. Different hyperbolic modes can be separately supported by these materials in certain infrared regions, resulting in a strong enhancement in near-field heat transfer. It is predicted that the heat flux between two CNT arrays can exceed that between SiC plates at any vacuum gap distance and is about 10 times higher with a 10 nm gap.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4832057},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22254034},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 21,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Mon Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}
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