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    Area of Science:

    • Materials Science
    • Nanotechnology
    • Thermal Engineering

    Background:

    • Black phosphorus (BP) is a 2D material with anisotropic plasmonics.
    • Near-field radiative heat transfer is crucial for thermal management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To theoretically propose and analyze a novel radiative thermal switch (RTS) based on black phosphorus gratings.
    • To investigate the modulation of radiative heat flux via mechanical rotation of BP gratings.

    Main Methods:

    • Theoretical modeling of radiative heat transfer.
    • Analysis of near-field and far-field heat flux modulation.
    • Investigation of anisotropic plasmonics in black phosphorus.

    Main Results:

    • Asymmetric BP gratings demonstrated superior switching performance.
    • Achieved up to 90% switching factor at 50 nm and >70% at 1 µm vacuum separation.
    • Performance attributed to rotatable-tunable anisotropic BP plasmons.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed BP-based RTS offers high-performance thermal switching.
    • The design is advantageous over phase-change materials due to its wide operating temperature range.
    • Significant potential for applications in optoelectronics and thermal circuits.