Selectively emissive refractory metal surfaces

H. G. Craighead; R. E. Howard; D. M. Tennant

doi:10.1063/1.92253

Selectively emissive refractory metal surfaces

H. G. Craighead, R. E. Howard, D. M. Tennant

Houston Methodist

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In this letter is decribed a spectrally selective tungsten light-emitting surface, employing submicron surface texturing produced by reactive ion etching. The average emissivity of this surface throughout the visible wavelength range of 0.3-0.7 μm is greater than 0.9 compared to ∼0.4 for ordinary tungsten. At longer infrared wavelengths, however, the emissivity of the etched surface approaches that of a smooth tungsten surface. This results in enhanced efficiency in the production of visible light.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	74-76
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.92253
State	Published - 1981

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