Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window

The development of novel camouflage technologies is of great significance, exerting an impact on both fundamental science and diverse military and civilian applications. Effective camouflage aims to reduce the recognizability of an object, making it to effortlessly blend with the environment. For in...

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Main Authors: Zhou Dongjie, Zhang Jinguo, Tan Chong, Li Liyan, Qiu Qianli, Zhang Zongkun, Sun Yan, Zhou Lei, Dai Ning, Chu Junhao, Hao Jiaming
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Published: De Gruyter 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0538
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author Zhou Dongjie
Zhang Jinguo
Tan Chong
Li Liyan
Qiu Qianli
Zhang Zongkun
Sun Yan
Zhou Lei
Dai Ning
Chu Junhao
Hao Jiaming
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Zhang Jinguo
Tan Chong
Li Liyan
Qiu Qianli
Zhang Zongkun
Sun Yan
Zhou Lei
Dai Ning
Chu Junhao
Hao Jiaming
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description The development of novel camouflage technologies is of great significance, exerting an impact on both fundamental science and diverse military and civilian applications. Effective camouflage aims to reduce the recognizability of an object, making it to effortlessly blend with the environment. For infrared camouflage, it necessitates precise control over surface emissivity and temperature to ensure that the target blends effectively with the surrounding infrared background. This study presents a semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface emitter engineered for the application of infrared camouflage. The metasurface, with a total thickness of only 545 nm, consists of a Bi micro-disk array and a continuous ZnS and Ti film beneath it. Unlike conventional metal-based metasurface design, our approach leverages the unique optical properties of Bi, achieving an average emissivity of 0.91 in the 5–8 μm non-atmospheric transparency window. Experimental results indicate that the metasurface emitter achieves lower radiation and actual temperatures compared to those observed in comparative experiments, highlighting its superior energy dissipation and thermal stability. The metasurface offers advantages such as structural simplicity, cost-effectiveness, angular insensitivity, and deep-subwavelength features, rendering it suitable for a range of applications including military camouflage and anti-counterfeiting, with potential for broad deployment in infrared technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-6dcf24ddf0754113aa7f56fe157041502025-08-20T03:53:41ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142025-01-011481101111110.1515/nanoph-2024-0538Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency windowZhou Dongjie0Zhang Jinguo1Tan Chong2Li Liyan3Qiu Qianli4Zhang Zongkun5Sun Yan6Zhou Lei7Dai Ning8Chu Junhao9Hao Jiaming10State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, China12478Department of Materials Science and Institute of Optoelectronics, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Fudan University, Shanghai200433, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, China12478Department of Materials Science and Institute of Optoelectronics, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Fudan University, Shanghai200433, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, ChinaShanghai Key Laboratory of Metasurfaces for Light Manipulation, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education) and Department of Physics, 12478Fudan University, 200433Shanghai, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai200083, China12478Department of Materials Science and Institute of Optoelectronics, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Perception, Fudan University, Shanghai200433, ChinaThe development of novel camouflage technologies is of great significance, exerting an impact on both fundamental science and diverse military and civilian applications. Effective camouflage aims to reduce the recognizability of an object, making it to effortlessly blend with the environment. For infrared camouflage, it necessitates precise control over surface emissivity and temperature to ensure that the target blends effectively with the surrounding infrared background. This study presents a semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface emitter engineered for the application of infrared camouflage. The metasurface, with a total thickness of only 545 nm, consists of a Bi micro-disk array and a continuous ZnS and Ti film beneath it. Unlike conventional metal-based metasurface design, our approach leverages the unique optical properties of Bi, achieving an average emissivity of 0.91 in the 5–8 μm non-atmospheric transparency window. Experimental results indicate that the metasurface emitter achieves lower radiation and actual temperatures compared to those observed in comparative experiments, highlighting its superior energy dissipation and thermal stability. The metasurface offers advantages such as structural simplicity, cost-effectiveness, angular insensitivity, and deep-subwavelength features, rendering it suitable for a range of applications including military camouflage and anti-counterfeiting, with potential for broad deployment in infrared technologies.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0538smdm metasurfaceinfrared camouflagebroadband selective emissiondeep-subwavelength
spellingShingle Zhou Dongjie
Zhang Jinguo
Tan Chong
Li Liyan
Qiu Qianli
Zhang Zongkun
Sun Yan
Zhou Lei
Dai Ning
Chu Junhao
Hao Jiaming
Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window
Nanophotonics
smdm metasurface
infrared camouflage
broadband selective emission
deep-subwavelength
title Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window
title_full Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window
title_fullStr Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window
title_full_unstemmed Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window
title_short Semimetal–dielectric–metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high-performance energy dissipation in non-atmospheric transparency window
title_sort semimetal dielectric metal metasurface for infrared camouflage with high performance energy dissipation in non atmospheric transparency window
topic smdm metasurface
infrared camouflage
broadband selective emission
deep-subwavelength
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0538
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