Optical metasurfaces for energy conversion

Publikationstyp
Review Article
Date Issued
2022-06-21
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Cortés, Emiliano
Wendisch, Fedja J.  
Sortino, Luca  
Mancini, Andrea  
Ezendam, Simone
Saris, Seryio
Menezes, Leonardo de S.  
Tittl, Andreas  
Ren, Haoran  
Maier, Stefan A.  
TORE-URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11420/62233
Journal
Chemical reviews  
Volume
122
Issue
19
Start Page
15082
End Page
15176
Citation
Chemical Reviews 122 (19): 15082-15176 (2022)
Publisher DOI
10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00078
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134472932
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Nanostructured surfaces with designed optical functionalities, such as metasurfaces, allow efficient harvesting of light at the nanoscale, enhancing light-matter interactions for a wide variety of material combinations. Exploiting light-driven matter excitations in these artificial materials opens up a new dimension in the conversion and management of energy at the nanoscale. In this review, we outline the impact, opportunities, applications, and challenges of optical metasurfaces in converting the energy of incoming photons into frequency-shifted photons, phonons, and energetic charge carriers. A myriad of opportunities await for the utilization of the converted energy. Here we cover the most pertinent aspects from a fundamental nanoscopic viewpoint all the way to applications.
DDC Class
600: Technology