Keunhan Parka,∗, Zhuomin Zhangb
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.4, No.1, pp. 1-26, 2013, DOI:10.5098/hmt.v4.1.3001
Abstract This article reviews the recent advances in near-field radiative energy transfer, particularly in its fundamentals and applications. When the geometrical
features of radiating objects or their separating distances fall into the sub-wavelength range, near-field phenomena such as photon tunneling and
surface polaritons begin to play a key role in energy transfer. The resulting heat transfer rate can greatly exceed the blackbody radiation limit by
several orders magnitude. This astonishing feature cannot be conveyed by the conventional theory of thermal radiation, generating strong demands in
fundamental research that can address thermal radiation in the near field. Important breakthroughs of near-field thermal… More >
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