To address uncertainties in the values and mathematical form of the radiative thermal conductivity
Nearly all thermal radiation phenomena involving materials with linear response can be accurately described via semi-classical theories of light. Here, we go beyond these traditional paradigms to study a
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10131008
- Publisher / Repository:
- Optical Society of America
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Volume:
- 28
- Issue:
- 2
- ISSN:
- 1094-4087; OPEXFF
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- Article No. 2045
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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