Development of high-efficiency thermophotovoltaic technology using nanomaterials
Development of a technology for forming large-area, homogeneous, and flat nanomaterial films
Control of radiative energy transport via nanomaterial photonics
Investigation and elucidation of quantum thermophotonic properties in nanomaterials
RESEARCH DETAILS
Nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, which are extremely thin, exhibit a distinctive property: quantum mechanical effects remain clearly observable even at high temperatures. Harnessing this characteristic, we aim to develop innovative technologies that manipulate the transport and conversion of heat and light energy, achieving their highly efficient transformation into electricity. Through interdisciplinary research that bridges physics, chemistry, and engineering, we are striving to create nanotechnologies that surpass the limits of conventional material-based systems.
Excitonic thermal radiation in a carbon nanotube (CNT) (left) and thermal radiation measurement of a nanomaterial-based wavelength-selective emitter (right)