• Opto-Electronic Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 11, 240186-1 (2024)
Song Zhao1, Yuxuan Liu1, Heng Zhang1, Yali Zhao2,*, and Xufeng Li1,**
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Applied Science, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
  • 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinzhong College, Jinzhong, Shanxi 030600, China
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    DOI: 10.12086/oee.2024.240186 Cite this Article
    Song Zhao, Yuxuan Liu, Heng Zhang, Yali Zhao, Xufeng Li. Study of optical solar mirrors based on metamaterials[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2024, 51(11): 240186-1 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structure of the optical solar reflector. (a) Array graph; (b) Top view of individual unit; (c) Side view of individual unit
    Fig. 1. Structure of the optical solar reflector. (a) Array graph; (b) Top view of individual unit; (c) Side view of individual unit
    Spectral absorption of OSR on the AZO metasurface and blackbody radiation density distributions at 300 K and 5777 K
    Fig. 2. Spectral absorption of OSR on the AZO metasurface and blackbody radiation density distributions at 300 K and 5777 K
    Spectral absorption curves of OSR for the AZO metasurface period p of 1.1 µm, 1.3 µm, and 1.5 µm, respectively
    Fig. 3. Spectral absorption curves of OSR for the AZO metasurface period p of 1.1 µm, 1.3 µm, and 1.5 µm, respectively
    Electric field distributions of OSR at different feature scales for AZO metasurfaces
    Fig. 4. Electric field distributions of OSR at different feature scales for AZO metasurfaces
    Absorption spectra of the structure at dimensions of l = 1.1 µm, 1.2 µm, 1.25 µm, and 1.3 µm, respectively
    Fig. 5. Absorption spectra of the structure at dimensions of l = 1.1 µm, 1.2 µm, 1.25 µm, and 1.3 µm, respectively
    Absorption spectra of dielectric-layer thicknesses of 1.2 µm, 1.4 µm, 1.6 µm, and 1.8 µm, respectively
    Fig. 6. Absorption spectra of dielectric-layer thicknesses of 1.2 µm, 1.4 µm, 1.6 µm, and 1.8 µm, respectively
    Absorption spectra corresponding to TE polarization and TM polarization at normal incidence
    Fig. 7. Absorption spectra corresponding to TE polarization and TM polarization at normal incidence
    Absorption spectra at different angles of incidence for TE polarization
    Fig. 8. Absorption spectra at different angles of incidence for TE polarization
    Absorption spectra at different angles of incidence for TM polarization
    Fig. 9. Absorption spectra at different angles of incidence for TM polarization
    l/µmαεα/ε
    1.10 0.1770.7720.229
    1.20 0.1870.8470.221
    1.25 0.1910.8440.227
    1.30 0.1820.6950.262
    Table 1. Absorption rate α, emission rate ε, and absorption-to-emission α/ε of the metasurface for different size cases
    h2/µm1.21.4 1.6 1.8
    α0.1710.1860.1760.196
    ε0.8030.8540.8650.841
    α/ε0.2130.2180.2040.233
    Table 2. Absorption-to-emission ratios for different dielectric-layer thicknesses
    Angle/°αε
    00.1760.865
    150.1910.861
    300.2030.839
    450.2040.775
    600.2100.624
    750.0960.367
    Table 3. Absorption rate α and emission rate ε for different angles of incidence at TE polarization
    Angle/°αε
    00.1740.865
    150.1830.858
    300.1910.830
    450.1980.761
    600.2130.625
    750.1070.398
    Table 4. Absorption rate α and emission rate ε for different angles of incidence at TM polarization
    Song Zhao, Yuxuan Liu, Heng Zhang, Yali Zhao, Xufeng Li. Study of optical solar mirrors based on metamaterials[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2024, 51(11): 240186-1
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