Table 1 A comparison between different nano-antennas presented in the literature and the Chand Bali nano-antenna.

From: Optimized polarization-independent Chand-Bali nano-antenna for thermal IR energy harvesting

Shape

Material

Linear polarization

Terminals #

# Frequency bands

Antenna layers

Rhombic dipole56

Gold

Dual

4

1

1

Modified crossed dipole57

Gold + ITO

Dual

4

1

1

Slot dipole58

Gold

Single/dual

2

1

1

H-shape59

Silver

Dual

4

3

2

Dipole60

Gold

Single

2

1

1

Bowtie17

Gold + titanium

Single

2

1

1

Log-spiral61

Gold + silver

Single

2

1

1

Arrow Bowtie62

Graphene

Single

2

1

1

Chand Bali (this work)

Gold

Dual

2

1

1

  1. All nano-antennas work around ~ 30 THz (~ 10 µm) for energy harvesting applications.