Optics Express Feature Issue
Control of Radiative Processes for Energy Conversion and Harvesting
Submission Opens:15 May 2015
Submission Deadline: 6 July 2015
The feature issue on Control of Radiative Processes for Energy Conversion and Harvesting will comprise contributions in the fields of solar thermal energy, thermophotovoltaics, radiative cooling and related areas. In all these areas, photonic micro and nanostructures, as well as advanced concepts in optics are expected to enable substantial gains in terms of conversion efficiency and generation of novel functionalities. This feature issue will be published in the Energy Express section of Optics Express.
Considering the urgency for energy saving and harvesting, and more specifically the properties of advanced (nano)photonics structures both in the visible and the infrared ranges, and finally the novel approaches to generate micro and nanopatterns over large areas, researchers have focused on the development of novel structures and components for the control of radiative processes.
The feature issue will include papers in topics such as:
- Novel micro-nanostructures and composite materials (garnets, etc) dedicated to visible and infra-red radiation control.
- Novel optical concepts of solar thermal components systems.
- Production of chemical fuels with solar thermal energy.
- Novel concepts and advanced structures for thermophotovoltaics.
- Novel concepts and structures for radiative cooling.
All papers need to present original, previously unpublished work, and will be subject to the normal standards and peer-review process of the journal. Normal Optics Express Article Processing Charges will apply to all published articles.
Manuscripts must be prepared according to the author instructions for submission to Optics Express and submitted through OSA's online submission system. When submitting, authors must specify that the manuscript is for the feature issue on Control of Radiative Processes for Energy Conversion and Harvesting (choose from the drop-down menu).
Feature Editors
Peter Bermel, Purdue University, USA
Svetlana Boriskina, MIT, USA
Karl Joulain, University of Poitiers, France
Zongfu Yu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA