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source and the cell of z = 100 nm the production is approximately enhanced by a
factor of 5. At 10 nm this factor reaches a value of about 50 times the far-field value.
These results show that the near-field TPV conversion is a promising technology that
could offer new solutions for energy production.
References
1. G.S. Agarwal, Quantum electrodynamics in the presence of dielectrics and conductors. I.
Electromagnetic-field response functions and black-body fluctuations in finite geometries.
Phys. Rev. A 1, 230–242 (1975)
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Phys. Rev. B 79, 195414 (2009)
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numerical study. Appl. Opt. 37, 369 (1998)
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silicon. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 113106 (2011)
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Phys. Rev. B 82, 121419(R) (2010)
12. S.A. Biehs, E. Rousseau, J.J. Greffet, A mesoscopic description of radiative heat transfer at
the nanoscale. Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 234301 (2010)
13. S.A. Biehs, J.J. Greffet, Influence of roughness on near-field heat transfer between two plates.
Phys. Rev. B 82, 245410 (2010)
14. S.A. Biehs, J.J. Greffet, Near-field heat transfer between a nanoparticle and a rough surface.
Phys. Rev. B 81, 245414 (2010)
15. S.A. Biehs, F.S.S. Rosa, P. Ben-Abdallah, K. Joulain, J.J. Greffet, Nanoscale heat flux between
nanoporous materials. Opt. Express 19, A1088–A1103 (2011)
16. S.A. Biehs, F.S.S. Rosa, P. Ben-Abdallah, Modulation of near-field heat transfer between two
gratings. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 243102 (2011)
17. S.A. Biehs, M. Tschikin, P. Ben-Abdallah, Hyperbolic metamaterials as an analog of a blackbody in the near-field. Phys. Rev. Lett. arXiv:1112.4966 (2012) (To appear)
18. G. Biener, A. Niv, V. Kleiner, E. Hasman, Metallic subwavelength structures for a broadband
infrared absorption control. Opt. Lett. 32, 994–996 (2007)
19. G. Biener, N. Dahan, A. Niv, V. Kleiner, E. Hasman, Highly coherent thermal emission
obtained by plasmonic bandgap structures. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 081913 (2008)
20. P. Bouchon, C. Koechlin, F. Pardo, R. Haidar, J.L. Pelouard, Wideband omnidirectional
infrared absorber with a patchwork of plasmonic nanoantennas. Opt. Lett. 37, 1038 (2012)
21. R. Carminati, J.-J. Greffet, Near-field effects in spatial coherence of thermal sources. Phys.
Rev. Lett. 82, 1660–1663 (1999)
P. Ben-Abdallah et al.
source and the cell of z = 100 nm the production is approximately enhanced by a
factor of 5. At 10 nm this factor reaches a value of about 50 times the far-field value.
These results show that the near-field TPV conversion is a promising technology that
could offer new solutions for energy production.
References
1. G.S. Agarwal, Quantum electrodynamics in the presence of dielectrics and conductors. I.
Electromagnetic-field response functions and black-body fluctuations in finite geometries.
Phys. Rev. A 1, 230–242 (1975)
2. A. Archambault, T.V. Teperik, F. Marquier, J.J. Greffet, Surface plasmons Fourier optics.
Phys. Rev. B 79, 195414 (2009)
3. C. Arnold, F. Marquier, M. Garin, F. Pardo, S. Collin, N. Bardou, J.L. Pelouard, J.J. Greffet,
Coherent thermal infrared emission by two-dimensional silicon carbide gratings. Phys. Rev.
B 86, 035316 (2012)
4. N. Ashcroft, N.D. Mermin, Solid-State Physics (Saunders, Philadelphia, 1976)
5. M. Auslender, D. Levy, S. Hava, One-dimensional antireflection gratings in 100 silicon: a
numerical study. Appl. Opt. 37, 369 (1998)
6. Y. Avitzour, Y.A. Urzhumov, G. Shvets, Wide-angle infrared absorber based on a negativeindex plasmonic metamaterial. Phys. Rev. B 79, 045131 (2009)
7. S. Basu, M. Francoeur, Near-field radiative transfer based thermal rectification using doped
silicon. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 113106 (2011)
8. S. Basu, Z.M. Zhang, C.J. Fu, Review of near-field thermal radiation and its application to
energy conversion. Int. J. Energy Res. 33, 1203–1232 (2009)
9. S. Basu, Z.M. Zhang, Maximum energy transfer in near-field thermal radiation at nanometer
distances. J. Appl. Phys. 105, 093535 (2009)
10. A. Battula, S.C. Chen, Monochromatic polarized coherent emitter enhanced by surface plasmons and a cavity resonance. Phys. Rev. B 74, 245407 (2006)
11. P. Ben-Abdallah, K. Joulain, Fundamental limits for noncontact transfers between two bodies.
Phys. Rev. B 82, 121419(R) (2010)
12. S.A. Biehs, E. Rousseau, J.J. Greffet, A mesoscopic description of radiative heat transfer at
the nanoscale. Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 234301 (2010)
13. S.A. Biehs, J.J. Greffet, Influence of roughness on near-field heat transfer between two plates.
Phys. Rev. B 82, 245410 (2010)
14. S.A. Biehs, J.J. Greffet, Near-field heat transfer between a nanoparticle and a rough surface.
Phys. Rev. B 81, 245414 (2010)
15. S.A. Biehs, F.S.S. Rosa, P. Ben-Abdallah, K. Joulain, J.J. Greffet, Nanoscale heat flux between
nanoporous materials. Opt. Express 19, A1088–A1103 (2011)
16. S.A. Biehs, F.S.S. Rosa, P. Ben-Abdallah, Modulation of near-field heat transfer between two
gratings. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 243102 (2011)
17. S.A. Biehs, M. Tschikin, P. Ben-Abdallah, Hyperbolic metamaterials as an analog of a blackbody in the near-field. Phys. Rev. Lett. arXiv:1112.4966 (2012) (To appear)
18. G. Biener, A. Niv, V. Kleiner, E. Hasman, Metallic subwavelength structures for a broadband
infrared absorption control. Opt. Lett. 32, 994–996 (2007)
19. G. Biener, N. Dahan, A. Niv, V. Kleiner, E. Hasman, Highly coherent thermal emission
obtained by plasmonic bandgap structures. Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 081913 (2008)
20. P. Bouchon, C. Koechlin, F. Pardo, R. Haidar, J.L. Pelouard, Wideband omnidirectional
infrared absorber with a patchwork of plasmonic nanoantennas. Opt. Lett. 37, 1038 (2012)
21. R. Carminati, J.-J. Greffet, Near-field effects in spatial coherence of thermal sources. Phys.
Rev. Lett. 82, 1660–1663 (1999)