Cooperative electromagnetic interactions between nanoparticles for solar energy harvesting

Mathieu Langlais (1, 2) , Jean-Paul Hugonin (2) , Mondher Besbes (2) , Philippe Ben-Abdallah (2)

1 Total New Energies
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry / Naphel

The cooperative electromagnetic interactions between discrete resonators have been widely used to modify the optical properties of metamaterials. Here we propose a general approach for engineering these interactions both in the dipolar approximation and for any higher-order description. Finally we apply this strategy to design broadband absorbers in the visible range from simple n-ary arrays of metallic nanoparticles.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

Mathieu Langlais, Jean-Paul Hugonin, Mondher Besbes, Philippe Ben-Abdallah. Cooperative electromagnetic interactions between nanoparticles for solar energy harvesting. Optics Express, 2014, 22 (S3), pp.A577-A588. ⟨10.1364/OE.22.00A577⟩. ⟨hal-01339339⟩