Thermal illusion aims to create fake thermal signals or hide the thermal target from the background thermal field to mislead infrared observers,and illusion thermotics was proposed to regulate heat flux with artificia...Thermal illusion aims to create fake thermal signals or hide the thermal target from the background thermal field to mislead infrared observers,and illusion thermotics was proposed to regulate heat flux with artificially structured metamaterials for thermal illusion.Most theoretical and experimental works on illusion thermotics focus on two-dimensional materials,while heat transfer in real three-dimensional(3D)objects remains elusive,so the general 3D illusion thermotics is urgently demanded.In this study,we propose a general method to design 3D thermal illusion metamaterials with varying illusions at different sizes and positions.To validate the generality of the 3D method for thermal illusion metamaterials,we realize thermal functionalities of thermal shifting,splitting,trapping,amplifying and compressing.In addition,we propose a special way to simplify the design method under the condition that the size of illusion target is equal to the size of original heat source.The 3D thermal illusion metamaterial paves a general way for illusion thermotics and triggers the exploration of illusion metamaterials for more functionalities and applications.展开更多
On the basis of transformation thermodynamics and compensation medium theory, we develop a method to design a two-dimensional thermal illusion device with arbitrary shape, and the general expression of thermal conduct...On the basis of transformation thermodynamics and compensation medium theory, we develop a method to design a two-dimensional thermal illusion device with arbitrary shape, and the general expression of thermal conductivity in the each region is obtained. Simulation results show that when an object is covered with the thermal illusion device, it will accurately perform the same temperature distribution signature as another object we have predetermined. Owing to the property of deceiving and interfering with the observer, the thermal illusion device can achieve generalized thermal stealth by using thermal metamaterials, which may have a potential application in military field.展开更多
Infrared camouflage based on artificial thermal metasurfaces has recently attracted significant attention.By eliminating thermal radiation differences between the object and the background,it is possible to hide a giv...Infrared camouflage based on artificial thermal metasurfaces has recently attracted significant attention.By eliminating thermal radiation differences between the object and the background,it is possible to hide a given object from infrared detection.Infrared camouflage is an important element that increases the survivability of aircraft and missiles,by reducing target susceptibility to infrared guided threats.Herein,a simple and practicable design is theoretically presented based on a multilayer film for infrared stealth,with distinctive advantages of scalability,flexible fabrication,and structural simplicity.The multilayer medium consists of silicon substrate,carbon layer and zinc sulfide film,the optical properties of which are determined by transfer matrix method.By locally changing the thickness of the coating film,the spatial tunability and continuity in thermal emission are demonstrated.A continuous change of emissive power is further obtained and consequently implemented to achieve thermal camouflage functionality.In addition,other functionalities,like thermal illusion and thermal coding,are demonstrated by thickness-engineered multilayer films.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.52211540005 and 52076087)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China (Grant No.2023AFA072)+2 种基金the Open Project Program of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (Grant No.2021WNLOKF004)the Wuhan Knowledge Innovation Shuguang Programthe Science and Technology Program of Hubei Province of China (Grant No.2021BLB176)。
文摘Thermal illusion aims to create fake thermal signals or hide the thermal target from the background thermal field to mislead infrared observers,and illusion thermotics was proposed to regulate heat flux with artificially structured metamaterials for thermal illusion.Most theoretical and experimental works on illusion thermotics focus on two-dimensional materials,while heat transfer in real three-dimensional(3D)objects remains elusive,so the general 3D illusion thermotics is urgently demanded.In this study,we propose a general method to design 3D thermal illusion metamaterials with varying illusions at different sizes and positions.To validate the generality of the 3D method for thermal illusion metamaterials,we realize thermal functionalities of thermal shifting,splitting,trapping,amplifying and compressing.In addition,we propose a special way to simplify the design method under the condition that the size of illusion target is equal to the size of original heat source.The 3D thermal illusion metamaterial paves a general way for illusion thermotics and triggers the exploration of illusion metamaterials for more functionalities and applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11504426)the National Defense Foundation of China(Grant No.1010502020202)
文摘On the basis of transformation thermodynamics and compensation medium theory, we develop a method to design a two-dimensional thermal illusion device with arbitrary shape, and the general expression of thermal conductivity in the each region is obtained. Simulation results show that when an object is covered with the thermal illusion device, it will accurately perform the same temperature distribution signature as another object we have predetermined. Owing to the property of deceiving and interfering with the observer, the thermal illusion device can achieve generalized thermal stealth by using thermal metamaterials, which may have a potential application in military field.
基金supported by the EIPHI Graduate School(No.ANR-17-EURE-0002)the French Investissements d’Avenir program,project ISITEBFC(No.ANR-15-IDEX-03)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12172102,11872160 and 11732002)the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation through the Feodor Lynen Fellowship。
文摘Infrared camouflage based on artificial thermal metasurfaces has recently attracted significant attention.By eliminating thermal radiation differences between the object and the background,it is possible to hide a given object from infrared detection.Infrared camouflage is an important element that increases the survivability of aircraft and missiles,by reducing target susceptibility to infrared guided threats.Herein,a simple and practicable design is theoretically presented based on a multilayer film for infrared stealth,with distinctive advantages of scalability,flexible fabrication,and structural simplicity.The multilayer medium consists of silicon substrate,carbon layer and zinc sulfide film,the optical properties of which are determined by transfer matrix method.By locally changing the thickness of the coating film,the spatial tunability and continuity in thermal emission are demonstrated.A continuous change of emissive power is further obtained and consequently implemented to achieve thermal camouflage functionality.In addition,other functionalities,like thermal illusion and thermal coding,are demonstrated by thickness-engineered multilayer films.