Artificial Photonic Structures for Energy Harvesting and Management

A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).

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Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: metamaterials; plasmonics; organic optoelectronic devices and materials

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Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, University of Northumbria, Newcastle, UK
Interests: metamaterials; plasmonics; nanotechnology; nanophotonics

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Department of Physics and Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
Interests: photonic crystals; metamaterials; nano-materials

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Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: metamaterials; metasurfaces; nanophotonics; topological photonics

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Institute for Complex Systems, the Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy
Interests: topological photonics; polaritons; microcavities; metamaterials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

“Affordable and clean energy” has been set up as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the Envision 2030 agenda by the United Nations, urgently calling for efficient utilisation of energy in different forms. Articial photonic structures, including plasmonic structures, photonic crystals and metamaterials, offer an unparalleled platform for both energy harvesting and management. By virtue of the recent advancement in physics and nanotechnology, photonic structures with feature sizes comparable to or small than wavelengths have been achieved, endowing systems with unprecedented optical properties for a repertoire of energy-related applications, ranging from photovoltaics, thermophotovoltaics, photocatalysis, solar steam generation to light extraction from LEDs, radiative cooling, wireless powering and beyond.

This Special Issue aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers from both Photonics and Energy Harvesting and Management, offering a platform to showcase your works, providing an overview of the recent developments and strategies covering topics including (but not limited to) those stated above. Both original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Kok Wai Cheah
Dr. Changxu Liu
Prof. Dr. Che Ting Chan
Prof. Dr. Shuang Zhang
Dr. Laura Pilozzi
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Keywords

  • plasmonic structures
  • photonic crystals
  • metamaterials
  • photovoltaics
  • thermophotovoltaics
  • photocatalysis
  • solar steam generation
  • light extraction from LEDs
  • radiative cooling
  • wireless powering

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Perfect Solar Absorber with Extremely Low Infrared Emissivity
by Zhaolong Wang, Yinbao Wei, Zhen Liu, Guihui Duan, Dongsheng Yang and Ping Cheng
Photonics 2022, 9(8), 574; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9080574 - 15 Aug 2022
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We propose a multi-materials solar absorber consisting of regularly arranged cross resonators made of Ni, and nanocylinders made of Ti on their four corners. The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is used to study the absorption performance of solar energy, the inherent [...] Read more.
We propose a multi-materials solar absorber consisting of regularly arranged cross resonators made of Ni, and nanocylinders made of Ti on their four corners. The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is used to study the absorption performance of solar energy, the inherent absorption mechanisms and influencing factors of the absorber submerged in water. The proposed absorber achieves a nearly perfect absorption in the wavelength range of 300–2400 nm with an average absorptance higher than 98%, indicating that most of solar energy will be harvested. In addition, the high absorptance in the solar spectrum originates from the plasmon resonances of cross resonators and the magnetic polariton from the interaction between cross nanostructures and multi-material nanocylinders. Moreover, our absorbers are insensitive to the polarization of light due to the symmetry of the structures, but sensitive to the incident angle of the light. Most significantly, our absorbers can effectively prevent heat loss via radiation heat transfer by lowering their emissivity in the infrared region. The present study demonstrates a new design strategy for perfect solar absorbers consist of simple nanostructures made from multi-materials, which promise potential applications of solar energy harvesting and solar steam generation for desalination and wastewater treatment. Full article
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