High-Temperature Stealth Across Multi-Infrared and Microwave Bands with Efficient Radiative Thermal Management

High-temperature stealth is vital for enhancing the concealment, survivability, and longevity of critical assets. However, achieving stealth across multiple infrared bands-particularly in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) band-along with microwave stealth and efficient thermal management at high temperatures, remains a significant challenge. Here, we propose a strategy that integrates an IR-selective emitter (Mo/Si multilayer films) and a microwave metasurface (TiB<sub>2</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiB<sub>2</sub>) to enable multi-infrared band stealth, encompassing mid-wave infrared (MWIR), long-wave infrared (LWIR), and SWIR bands, and microwave (X-band) stealth at 700 °C, with simultaneous radiative cooling in non-atmospheric window (5-8 μm). At 700 °C, the device exhibits low emissivity of 0.38/0.44/0.60 in the MWIR/LWIR/SWIR bands, reflection loss below - 3 dB in the X-band (9.6-12 GHz), and high emissivity of 0.82 in 5-8 μm range-corresponding to a cooling power of 9.57 kW m<sup>-2</sup>. Moreover, under an input power of 17.3 kW m<sup>-2</sup>-equivalent to the aerodynamic heating at Mach 2.2-the device demonstrates a temperature reduction of 72.4 °C compared to a conventional low-emissivity molybdenum surface at high temperatures. This work provides comprehensive guidance on high-temperature stealth design, with far-reaching implications for multispectral information processing and thermal management in extreme high-temperature environments.

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Nano-Micro Letters
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2025-03-24
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01712-5
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Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
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High-Temperature Stealth Across Multi-Infrared and Microwave Bands with Efficient Radiative Thermal Management

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Abstract

High-temperature stealth is vital for enhancing the concealment, survivability, and longevity of critical assets. However, achieving stealth across multiple infrared bands-particularly in the short-wave infrared (SWIR) band-along with microwave stealth and efficient thermal management at high temperatures, remains a significant challenge. Here, we propose a strategy that integrates an IR-selective emitter (Mo/Si multilayer films) and a microwave metasurface (TiB<sub>2</sub>-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-TiB<sub>2</sub>) to enable multi-infrared band stealth, encompassing mid-wave infrared (MWIR), long-wave infrared (LWIR), and SWIR bands, and microwave (X-band) stealth at 700 °C, with simultaneous radiative cooling in non-atmospheric window (5-8 μm). At 700 °C, the device exhibits low emissivity of 0.38/0.44/0.60 in the MWIR/LWIR/SWIR bands, reflection loss below - 3 dB in the X-band (9.6-12 GHz), and high emissivity of 0.82 in 5-8 μm range-corresponding to a cooling power of 9.57 kW m<sup>-2</sup>. Moreover, under an input power of 17.3 kW m<sup>-2</sup>-equivalent to the aerodynamic heating at Mach 2.2-the device demonstrates a temperature reduction of 72.4 °C compared to a conventional low-emissivity molybdenum surface at high temperatures. This work provides comprehensive guidance on high-temperature stealth design, with far-reaching implications for multispectral information processing and thermal management in extreme high-temperature environments.

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