Control over emissivity of zero-static-power thermal emitters based on phase-changing material GST

Kai-Kai Du; Qiang Li; Yan-Biao Lyu; Ji-Chao Ding; Yue Lu; Zhi-Yuan Cheng; Min Qiu

doi:10.1038/lsa.2016.194

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Control over emissivity of zero-static-power thermal emitters based on phase-changing material GST

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- Control over emissivity of zero-static-power thermal emitters based on phase-changing material GST
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 6, Issue 1, (2017)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  2.College of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- Author bio：
  
  Q Li, Email: qiangli@zju.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2016.194
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- Published：2017-03，
  
  Published Online：22 July 2016，
  
  Received：14 April 2016，
  
  Revised：18 July 2016，
  
  Accepted：20 July 2016
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Du, K. K. et al. Control over emissivity of zero-static-power thermal emitters based on phase-changing material GST. Light: Science & Applications, 6, e16194 (2017).
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Du, K. K. et al. Control over emissivity of zero-static-power thermal emitters based on phase-changing material GST. Light: Science & Applications, 6, e16194 (2017). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2016.194.

摘要

Abstract

Controlling the emissivity of a thermal emitter has attracted growing interest

with a view toward a new generation of thermal emission devices. To date

all demonstrations have involved using sustained external electric or thermal consumption to maintain a desired emissivity. In the present study

we demonstrated control over the emissivity of a thermal emitter consisting of a film of phase-changing material Ge

(GST) on top of a metal film. This thermal emitter achieves broad wavelength-selective spectral emissivity in the mid-infrared. The peak emissivity approaches the ideal blackbody maximum

and a maximum extinction ratio of

10 dB is attainable by switching the GST between the crystalline and amorphous phases. By controlling the intermediate phases

the emissivity can be continuously tuned. This switchable

tunable

wavelength-selective and thermally stable thermal emitter will pave the way toward the ultimate control of thermal emissivity in the field of fundamental science as well as for energy harvesting and thermal control applications

including thermophotovoltaics

light sources

infrared imaging and radiative coolers.

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Keywords

absorptivityemissivitymid-infraredswitchablethermal emitters

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