Anomalous near-field heat transfer between a cylinder and a perforated surface

Alejandro W. Rodriguez, M. T.Homer Reid, Jaime Varela, John D. Joannopoulos, Federico Capasso, Steven G. Johnson

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Abstract

We predict that the near-field radiative heat-transfer rate between a cylinder and a perforated surface depends nonmonotonically on their separation. This anomalous behavior, which arises due to evanescent-wave effects, is explained using a heuristic model based on the interaction of a dipole with a plate. We show that nonmonotonicity depends not only on geometry and temperature but also on material dispersion - for micron and submicron objects, nonmonotonicity is present in polar dielectrics but absent in metals with small skin depths.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number014301
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume110
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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