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most citedPlasmonically Enhanced Reflectance of Heat Radiation from Low-Bandgap Semiconductor Microinclusions

15 citations · 23 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

physics.flu-dyn2023

Non-Stokesian dynamics of magnetic helical nanoswimmers under confinement

Alireza Fazeli, Vaibhav Thakore, Tapio Ala-Nissila +1

Electromagnetically propelled helical nanoswimmers offer great potential for nanorobotic applications. Here, the effect of confinement on their propulsion is characterized using la…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022

Temperature-resilient anapole modes associated with TE polarization in semiconductor nanowire

Vaibhav Thakore, Tapio Ala-Nissila, Mikko Karttunen

Polarization-dependent scattering anisotropy of cylindrical nanowires has numerous potential applications in, for example, nanoantennas, photothermal therapy, thermophotovoltaics,…

physics.app-ph2020

Silica-Silicon Composites for Near-Infrared Reflection: A Comprehensive Computational and Experimental Study

Kevin Conley, Shima Moosakhani, Vaibhav Thakore +5

Compact layers containing embedded semiconductor particles consolidated using pulsed electric current sintering exhibit intense, broadband near-infrared reflectance. The composites…

physics.app-ph2020

Directing Near-Infrared Photon Transport with Core@Shell Particles

Kevin M. Conley, Vaibhav Thakore, Fahime Seyedheydari +2

Directing the propagation of near-infrared radiation is a major concern in improving the efficiency of solar cells and thermal insulators. A facile approach to scatter light in the…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 2 cited

Plasmonically Enhanced Spectrally-Sensitive Coatings for Gradient Heat Flux Sensors

Kevin Conley, Vaibhav Thakore, Tapio Ala-Nissila

The spectral response and directional scattering of semiconductor-oxide core-shell spherical microparticles embedded in an insulating medium at low volume fraction are computed usi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2018

Thermoplasmonic behavior of semiconductor nanoparticles: A comparison with metals

Vaibhav Thakore, Janika Tang, Kevin Conley +2

A number of applications in nanoplasmonics utilize noble metals, gold (Au) and silver (Ag), as the materials of choice. However, these materials suffer from problems of poor therma…