Investigations of Energy Conversion and Surface Effect for Laser-Illuminated Gold Nanorod Platforms

Piotr Radomski, Federica Zaccagnini, Paweł Ziółkowski (), Francesca Petronella, Luciano De Sio, Aimad Koulali and Dariusz Mikielewicz
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Piotr Radomski: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Energy Institute, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Federica Zaccagnini: Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy
Paweł Ziółkowski: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Energy Institute, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Francesca Petronella: Department Chemical Sciences and Material Technologies, Institute of Crystallography of National Research Council, Area della Ricerca Roma 1, Strada Provinciale 35d, 9, 00010 Montelibretti, Italy
Luciano De Sio: Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy
Aimad Koulali: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Energy Institute, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
Dariusz Mikielewicz: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Energy Institute, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-29

Abstract: Achieving a quick temperature increase is a burning issue for biophysical applications, like germ inactivation and tumor ablation, and for energy performances, like solar collectors and steam generators. Based on the plasmon resonance phenomenon, noble metallic nanoparticles have emerged as promising weapons due to their very high biocompatibility, optical properties, and high surface-to-volume ratio, increasing energy conversion and allowing the maximum temperature to be reached faster. This work examines the energy conversion in sandwiched glassy platforms with gold nanorods. The platforms are kept vertically in the air and illuminated by a 0.5 W near-infrared laser (808 nm). To describe this aspect theoretically, the size and conversion efficiency of the electromagnetic properties are compromised between the proposed model and the stability of the nanorods. As a research approach, our model of cross-sections and polarizability for the surface effect is proposed, coupled with classical CFD numerical calculations. The results of the proposed model, validated by a thermal camera and spectroscopy measurements, indicate that as long as the energy conversion is visible with relatively low-power lasers (ΔT = 18.5 °C), the platforms do not offer fast heat dissipation. The results indicate that, despite the flow forcing by the air inflow, the entropy generation due to heat conduction is more than three orders higher than the dynamic entropy production. Flow forcing corresponds to the value of the velocity for classical convective motions. Therefore, the delivered heat flux must be distributed via convective transport or the associated high-conductive materials.

Keywords: energy conversion; light illumination; heat transfer; CFD; gold nanoparticles; polarizability; surface effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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