Artificial electrochromic & thermochromic infrared metamaterials

TitleArtificial electrochromic & thermochromic infrared metamaterials
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsX Liu, and WJ Padilla
Conference NameInternational Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics
Date Published10/2015
Abstract

Controlling the emission of surface energy lies at the heart of many energy harvesting applications. However, the emission is strongly tied to the temperature of the object and there is little ability for modification. In this paper, we describe the design and experimental validation of both electrochromic and thermochromic devices, which combine metamaterials with Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), thus yielding far superior control over surface emission.

DOI10.1109/OMN.2015.7288852