Metal-Dielectric Thin Film Structure Metamaterial for Obtaining High Equilibrium Temperature Under Direct Solar Optical Radiation

Metal-dielectric thin film structure metamaterials can be designed to absorb solar light radiation over a wide spectral band. By using Kirchhoff's law, metal-dielectric thin film metamaterials are investigated for obtaining high equilibrium temperatures under direct solar light radiation at normal incidence. It is found that among all metal-dielectric thin film structures, the dielectric layer on metal (DLM) surface structure is the optimal structure for producing the highest thermal equilibrium temperature under direct solar optical radiation.