On optimal optical properties for near-eld radiative heat transfer maximization between two semi-innite planes at room tempertature

E. Nefzaoui (1) , Younes Ezzahri (1) , Jérémie Drevillon (1) , Karl Joulain (1)

1 PPrime [Poitiers] - Institut Pprime [UPR 3346]

A parametric study of Drude and Lorentz models performances in maximizing near-eld radiative heat transfer between two semi-innite planes separated by nanometric distances at room temperature is presented in this paper. Optimal parameters of these models that provide optical properties maximizing the radiative heat ux are reported and compared to real materials usually considered in similar studies, silicon carbide and heavily doped silicon in this case. Results are obtained by exact and approximate (in the extreme near-eld regime and the electrostatic limit hypothesis) calculations. The two methods are compared in terms of accuracy and CPU resources consumption. Finally, the frequently assumed hypothesis which states a maximal transfer when the two semi-innite planes are of identical materials is numerically conrmed. Its subsequent practical constraints are then discussed.

Domaines: Thermique [physics.class-ph]; Optique / photonique; Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]; Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

E. Nefzaoui, Younes Ezzahri, Jérémie Drevillon, Karl Joulain. On optimal optical properties for near-eld radiative heat transfer maximization between two semi-innite planes at room tempertature. 7th International Symposium on Radiative Transfer (RAD-13), Jun 2017, Kusadasi, Turkey. pp.311-325, ⟨10.1615/ICHMT.2013.IntSympRadTransf.250⟩. ⟨hal-01579447⟩