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Algorri JF, Dell'Olio F, Roldán-Varona P, Rodríguez-Cobo L, López-Higuera JM, Sánchez-Pena JM, Dmitriev V, Zografopoulos DC. Analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency in square slotted silicon metasurfaces supporting bound states in the continuum. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:4615-4630. [PMID: 35209694 DOI: 10.1364/oe.446720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, a silicon metasurface designed to support electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) based on quasi-bound states in the continuum (qBIC) is proposed and theoretically demonstrated in the near-infrared spectrum. The metasurface consists of a periodic array of square slot rings etched in a silicon layer. The interruption of the slot rings by a silicon bridge breaks the symmetry of the structure producing qBIC stemming from symmetry-protected states, as rigorously demonstrated by a group theory analysis. One of the qBIC is found to behave as a resonance-trapped mode in the perturbed metasurface, which obtains very high quality factor values at certain dimensions of the silicon bridge. Thanks to the interaction of the sharp qBIC resonances with a broadband bright background mode, sharp high-transmittance peaks are observed within a low-transmittance spectral window, thus producing a photonic analogue of EIT. Moreover, the resonator possesses a simple bulk geometry with channels that facilitate the use in biosensing. The sensitivity of the resonant qBIC on the refractive index of the surrounding material is calculated in the context of refractometric sensing. The sharp EIT-effect of the proposed metasurface, along with the associated strong energy confinement may find direct use in emerging applications based on strong light-matter interactions, such as non-linear devices, lasing, biological sensors, optical trapping, and optical communications.
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Ushkov A, Dellea O, Verrier I, Kampfe T, Shcherbakov A, Michalon JY, Jourlin Y. Compensation of disorder for extraordinary optical transmission effect in nanopore arrays fabricated by nanosphere photolithography. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:38049-38060. [PMID: 33379625 DOI: 10.1364/oe.408772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The work considers the effect of extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) in polycrystalline arrays of nanopores fabricated via nanosphere photolithography (NPL). The use of samples with different qualities of polycrystalline structure allows us to reveal the role of disorder for EOT. We propose a phenomenological model which takes the disorder into account in numerical simulations and validate it using experimental data. Due to the NPL flexibility for the structure geometry control, we demonstrate the possiblity to partially compensate the disorder influence on EOT by the nanopore depth adjustments. The proposed experimental and theoretical results are promising to reveal the NPL limits for EOT-based devices and stimulate systematic studies of disorder compensation designs.
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Wang Y, Chong HB, Zhang Z, Zhao Y. Large-Area Fabrication of Complex Nanohole Arrays with Highly Tunable Plasmonic Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:37435-37443. [PMID: 32698576 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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By combining nanosphere lithography with oblique angle deposition, large-area asymmetric compound Ag nanohole arrays with nanorods inside the hole were patterned on substrates. The technique enabled the production of complex nanohole arrays with controlled hole diameter, thickness, and rod structure inside the hole. The compound asymmetric Ag nanohole structures showed strong polarization-dependent optical properties, and a new extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) mode with tunable resonance wavelength at the near-IR region was observed. The transmission at the new EOT wavelength region can increase from 27% of nanohole to 69% of the compound structure, and these structures can achieve a refractive index sensitivity as high as 847 nm RIU-1. The tunable EOT wavelength and strong polarization-dependent optical properties make the structure ideal for ultrathin optical filters, polarizers, surface-enhanced spectroscopies, etc.
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- Yanfeng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Bagra B, Mabe T, Tukur F, Wei J. A plasmonic nanoledge array sensor for detection of anti-insulin antibodies of type 1 diabetes biomarker. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:325503. [PMID: 32320967 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab8c05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here we present a plasmonic nanoledge device with high sensitivity and selectivity used to detect protein biomarkers simply by functionalizing the device, which specifically binds to particular biomolecule or biomarkers. We employ this plasmonic nanoledge device for the detection of anti-insulin antibodies of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in buffer and human serum at the range of pg ml-1 to 100 ng ml-1. The signal transduction is based on the extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) through the nanoledge array and the optical spectral changes with the biological binding reaction between the surface functionalized insulin with anti-insulin antibody. Control experiments indicate little interferences from the human serum background and addition of other proteins such as bovine serum albumin (BSA) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) at 20 ng ml-1. The high sensitivity, specificity and easy adaptability of the plasmonic device offer new opportunities in biosensing and diagnostic applications for T1D.
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- Bhawna Bagra
- Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States of America
- 3iNanotech, Inc, Greensboro, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, United States of America
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Li Q, Li Z, Wang X, Wang T, Liu H, Yang H, Gong Y, Gao J. Structurally tunable plasmonic absorption bands in a self-assembled nano-hole array. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:19117-19124. [PMID: 30298900 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr06588h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this paper, we demonstrate a theoretical and experimental study on a nano-hole array that can realize perfect absorption in the visible and near-infrared regions. The absorption spectrum can be easily controlled by adjusting the structural parameters including the radius and period of the nano-hole, and the maximal absorption can reach 99.0% in theory. In order to clarify the physical mechanism of the absorber, we start from the extraordinary optical transmission supported by the nano-hole array in a thin metallic film coated on a glass substrate, and then analyse the perfect absorption in the metal-insulator-metal structure. The surface plasmon modes supported by the nano-hole array are completely clarified and both the FDTD simulation and waveguide theory are used to help us understand the physical mechanism, which can provide a new perspective in designing this kind of perfect absorber. In addition, the nano-hole array can be fabricated by simple and low-cost nanosphere lithography, which makes it a more appropriate candidate for spectroscopy, photovoltaics, photodetectors, sensing, and surface enhanced Raman scattering.
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- Qiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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Mahmood R, Mettry A, Hillier AC. Templating Colloidal Crystal Growth Using Chirped Surface Relief Gratings. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:8828-8838. [PMID: 29952575 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report a method for controlling the lattice geometry of monodisperse colloidal crystals formed by confined convective self-assembly on a substrate patterned with a chirped surface relief grating. Chirped gratings were fabricated using laser interference lithography and a curved mirror reflector to create photoresist patterns with pitch values ranging from ∼500 to >10 000 nm spread over a planar surface. These surface nanostructures are shown to guide the formation of various lattice geometries not normally found via colloidal assembly on planar surfaces. It is shown that when the pitch of the grating is much larger than the diameter of the colloidal particles, the grating trenches serve as compartments for deposition and the particles form close-packed, linear chains. Various ordered structures are observed as the dimensions of the grating pitch decrease and approach the diameter of the particles. The grating nanostructures guide the formation of various lattice geometries due to specific particle-surface and particle-particle interactions. Observed crystal lattices include square, hexagonal, and rhombic structures. The formation of these structures is explained in terms of the geometrical constraints imposed by the surface pattern and the particle diameter. These crystal lattices can be translated into large area samples when using corresponding single-pitch grating substrates. The initial monolayer lattice can also serve as a template for the growth of unique, bilayer structures that include rectangular lattices, chains of particle pairs or triplets, and graphitelike structured lattices. In addition, when coated with a thin silver layer, these various lattice configurations are shown to produce optical reflection features that are precisely controlled by the underlying structure as it varies from widely spaced particle chains to close-packed lattice geometries.
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- Russell Mahmood
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa 50011 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa 50011 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa 50011 , United States
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Li Q, Li Z, Yang H, Liu H, Wang X, Gao J, Zhao J. Novel aluminum plasmonic absorber enhanced by extraordinary optical transmission. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:25885-25893. [PMID: 27828537 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.025885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report a theoretical and experimental study on a novel type of aluminum super absorber which exhibits a near perfect absorption based on the surface plasmon resonance in the visible and near-infrared spectrum. The absorber consists of Ag/SiO2/Al triple layers in which the top Al layer is patterned by a periodic nano hole array. The absorption spectrum can be easily controlled by adjusting the structure parameters including the radius of the nano hole and the maximal absorption can reach 99.0% in theory. We completely analyze the SPP and LSP modes supported by the metal-dielectric-metal structure and their contribution to the ultrahigh absorption. On this basis, we find a novel method to enhance the absorption via the simultaneous excitation of SPP at different interfaces theoretically and experimentally. Moreover, for the first time we clarify the EOT caused by the nano hole array can enhance the absorption by experiment, which is not reported in previous works. This kind of absorber can be fabricated by low-cost colloidal sphere lithography and the use of stable Al overcomes the disadvantages brought by the noble metal, which make it a more appropriate candidate for photovoltaics, spectroscopy, photodetectors, sensing, and surface enhanced Raman scattering.
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Geng XT, Chun BJ, Seo JH, Seo K, Yoon H, Kim DE, Kim YJ, Kim S. Frequency comb transferred by surface plasmon resonance. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10685. [PMID: 26898307 PMCID: PMC4764863 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Frequency combs, millions of narrow-linewidth optical modes referenced to an atomic clock, have shown remarkable potential in time/frequency metrology, atomic/molecular spectroscopy and precision LIDARs. Applications have extended to coherent nonlinear Raman spectroscopy of molecules and quantum metrology for entangled atomic qubits. Frequency combs will create novel possibilities in nano-photonics and plasmonics; however, its interrelation with surface plasmons is unexplored despite the important role that plasmonics plays in nonlinear spectroscopy and quantum optics through the manipulation of light on a subwavelength scale. Here, we demonstrate that a frequency comb can be transformed to a plasmonic comb in plasmonic nanostructures and reverted to the original frequency comb without noticeable degradation of <6.51 × 10−19 in absolute position, 2.92 × 10−19 in stability and 1 Hz in linewidth. The results indicate that the superior performance of a well-defined frequency comb can be applied to nanoplasmonic spectroscopy, quantum metrology and subwavelength photonic circuits. Combining frequency combs and plasmonics promises highly precise timing and frequency standards in nanoscale devices. Here, the authors experimentally transfer a frequency comb to surface plasmons and then return it to its original comb form with little degradation.
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- Xiao Tao Geng
- Max Planck Center for Attosecond Science, Max Planck POSTECH/KOREA Res. Initiative, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 376-73, South Korea.,Department of Physics, Center for Attosecond Science and Technology (CASTECH), POSTECH, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 376-73, South Korea
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 689-798, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 689-798, South Korea
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- Energy Storage Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon 305-343, South Korea
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- Max Planck Center for Attosecond Science, Max Planck POSTECH/KOREA Res. Initiative, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 376-73, South Korea.,Department of Physics, Center for Attosecond Science and Technology (CASTECH), POSTECH, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 376-73, South Korea
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Max Planck Center for Attosecond Science, Max Planck POSTECH/KOREA Res. Initiative, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 376-73, South Korea.,Department of Physics, Center for Attosecond Science and Technology (CASTECH), POSTECH, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 376-73, South Korea
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Zhang J, Irannejad M, Yavuz M, Cui B. Gold Nanohole Array with Sub-1 nm Roughness by Annealing for Sensitivity Enhancement of Extraordinary Optical Transmission Biosensor. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2015; 10:944. [PMID: 26058510 PMCID: PMC4477005 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-0944-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Nanofabrication technology plays an important role in the performance of surface plasmonic devices such as extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) sensor. In this work, a double liftoff process was developed to fabricate a series of nanohole arrays of a hole diameter between 150 and 235 nm and a period of 500 nm in a 100-nm-thick gold film on a silica substrate. To improve the surface quality of the gold film, thermal annealing was conducted, by which an ultra-smooth gold film with root-mean-square (RMS) roughness of sub-1 nm was achieved, accompanied with a hole diameter shrinkage. The surface sensitivity of the nanohole arrays was measured using a monolayer of 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (16-MHA) molecule, and the surface sensitivity was increased by 2.5 to 3 times upon annealing the extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) sensor.
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- Jian Zhang
- />Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
- />INPAC-Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry and Physics Department, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- />Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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- />Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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- />Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Canada
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Meng L, Gao J, He X, Li J, Wei Y, Yan J. CMOS-Compatible Top-Down Fabrication of Periodic SiO2 Nanostructures using a Single Mask. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2015; 10:1046. [PMID: 26306538 PMCID: PMC4549353 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-1046-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We propose a CMOS-compatible top-down fabrication technique of highly-ordered and periodic SiO2 nanostructures using a single amorphous silicon (α-Si) mask layer. The α-Si mask pattern is precisely transferred into the underlying SiO2 substrate material with a high fidelity by a novel top-down fabrication. It is the first time for α-Si film used as an etch mask to fabricate SiO2 nanostructures including nanoline, nanotrench, and nanohole arrays. It is observed that the α-Si mask can significantly reduce the pattern edge roughness and achieve highly uniform and smooth sidewalls. This behavior may be attributed to the presence of high concentration of dangling bonds in α-Si mask surface. By controlling the process condition, it is possible to achieve a desired vertical etched profile with a controlled size. Our results demonstrate that SiO2 pattern as small as sub-20 nm may be achievable. The obtained SiO2 pattern can be further used as a nanotemplate to produce periodic or more complex silicon nanostructures. Moreover, this novel top-down approach is a potentially universal method that is fully compatible with the currently existing Si-based CMOS technologies. It offers a greater flexibility for the fabrication of various nanoscale devices in a simple and efficient way.
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- Lingkuan Meng
- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029 People’s Republic of China
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Meng L, He X, Gao J, Li J, Wei Y, Yan J. A straightforward and CMOS-compatible nanofabrication technique of periodic SiO2 nanohole arrays. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 26:415303. [PMID: 26392178 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/41/415303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this work, we have demonstrated a straightforward and CMOS-compatible nanofabrication technique that can produce well-ordered periodic SiO2 nanohole arrays in wafer-scale using a single amorphous silicon (α-Si) layer. It is the first time that α-Si material has been used as an etch mask to fabricate SiO2 nanostructures. Our results have shown that the diameter and shape of SiO2 nanohole arrays, with vertical and smooth sidewalls, can be precisely controlled by an optimized two-step etch process. The diameter and pitch of nanoholes as small as 45 nm and 140 nm, respectively, have been successfully achieved. Moreover, the technique is independent of any specific lithographic approaches and, therefore, is capable of fabricating SiO2 nanohole arrays with smaller diameters and higher densities. Furthermore, since our approach is completely metal-free, it can be incorporated and integrated very easily into the standard semiconductor industry. It has a potential for wide applications in micro-nanofabrication, and represents a big step towards mass production.
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- Lingkuan Meng
- Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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Srivastava SK, Abdulhalim I. Self-referenced sensor utilizing extra-ordinary optical transmission from metal nanoslits array. OPTICS LETTERS 2015; 40:2425-2428. [PMID: 26393756 DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.002425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We report the first self-referenced sensor based on the extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) of metal-nanoslits array in the near-infra-red (NIR) telecommunication window of the electromagnetic spectrum. The nanoslits array shows two enhanced transmission peaks, out of which one shows a red shift with an increase in the refractive index of the analyte medium, while the other remains fixed. We demonstrate the detection of small amounts of water in ethanol using the nanoslits array chip. The present study might be useful in developing ultra-small biosensor chips integrated to optical fibers for online monitoring and remote sensing applications.
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