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Chen B, Ma C, Sun T, Song Q, Bian L, Yi Z, Hao Z, Tang C, Wu P, Zeng Q. Three peak metamaterial broadband absorbing materials based on ZnSe-Cr-InAs stacked disk arrays. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:17291-17298. [PMID: 39373786 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01971g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/08/2024]
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Metamaterial absorbers show great potential in many scientific and technological applications by virtue of their sub-wavelength and easy-to-adjust structure, with bandwidth as an important standard to measure the performance of the absorbers. In this study, our team designed a new broadband absorber, which consists of an indium arsenide (InAs) disk at the top, a zinc selenide (ZnSe)-chromium (Cr) stacked disk in the middle and a metal film at the bottom. Simulation results show that the absorber has remarkable absorptivity properties in the mid-long infrared band. In a wavelength range of 5.71-16.01 μm, the average absorptivity is higher than 90%. In the band of 5.86-15.49 μm, the absorptivity is higher than 95%. By simulating the electromagnetic field diagram at each resonant frequency, the reason for high broadband absorptivity is obtained. We also constructed Poynting vector diagrams to further elucidate this phenomenon. Next, we analyzed the influence of different materials and structural parameters on absorptivity properties and tested spectral response at different polarization angles and oblique incidence of the light source in the TM and TE modes. When the source is normally incident, the absorber shows polarization insensitivity. When the angle is 40°, absorptivity is still high, indicating that the absorber also possesses angle insensitivity. The broadband absorber proposed by us has good prospects in infrared detection and thermal radiators.
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- Boyi Chen
- School of Mathematics and Science, Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, The State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Science City Hospital, Mianyang, Sichuan Province 621000, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Precision Navigation Technology and Application, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, The State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, The State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- School of Mathematics and Science, Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, The State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Tianfu Institute of Research and Innovation, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Science City Hospital, Mianyang, Sichuan Province 621000, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Equipment and Control Technology of the Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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- College of Physics & Information Engineering, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou 362000, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic-Information Engineering, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan 432000, China
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Liu X, Zhang Z, Han C, Wu J, Zhang X, Zhou H, Xie Q, Wang J. Broadband long-wave infrared high-absorption of active materials through hybrid plasmonic resonance modes. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2023; 18:35. [PMID: 36884144 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-023-03817-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Broadband high absorption of long-wavelength infrared light for rough submicron active material films is quite challenging to achieve. Unlike conventional infrared detection units, with over three-layer complex structures, a three-layer metamaterial with mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) film sandwiched between an Au cuboid array and Au mirror is studied through theory and simulations. The results show that propagated/localized surface plasmon resonance simultaneously contribute to broadband absorption under the TM wave of the absorber, while the Fabry-Perot (FP) cavity resonance causes absorption of the TE wave. As surface plasmon resonance concentrates most of the TM wave on the MCT film, 74% of the incident light energy is absorbed by the submicron thickness MCT film within the 8-12 μm waveband, which is approximately 10 times than that of the rough same thickness MCT film. In addition, by replacing the Au mirror with Au grating, the FP cavity along the y-axis direction was destroyed, and the absorber exhibited excellent polarization-sensitive and incident angle-insensitive properties. For the corresponding conceived metamaterial photodetector, as carrier transit time across the gap between Au cuboid is much less than that of other paths, the Au cuboids simultaneously act as microelectrodes to collect photocarriers generated in the gap. Thus the light absorption and photocarrier collection efficiency are hopefully improved simultaneously. Finally, the density of the Au cuboids is increased by adding the same arranged cuboids perpendicular to the original direction on the top surface or by replacing the cuboids with crisscross, which results in broadband polarization-insensitive high absorption by the absorber.
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- Xianchao Liu
- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Southwest Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, Chengdu, 610054, China.
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Huang X, Zhou Z, Cao M, Li R, Sun C, Li X. Ultra-Broadband Mid-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Multi-Sized Resonators. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:5411. [PMID: 35955345 PMCID: PMC9369554 DOI: 10.3390/ma15155411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mid-infrared metamaterial absorbers have many applications in the field of infrared detection, infrared thermal energy utilization, radiation refrigeration, invisible camouflage, etc. In this study, we designed an ultra-broadband mid-infrared metamaterial absorber based on multi-sized resonators. The structure of the absorber consisted of a gold substrate and nine resonators. The simulated results showed that the absorptivity of the absorber was higher than 90% in the 8.33-15.09 μm waveband with an average absorptivity of 95.17%. The energy distributions of the electric and magnetic fields were introduced to investigate the physics of broadband absorption. Moreover, we combined the multi-layer structure with the plane random arrangement structure to achieve a balance between thickness and width. Our study further illustrates the potential application of multi-sized resonators in metamaterial absorbers to realize high absorptivity and ultra-broadband to improve the performance of devices applied in infrared detection, radiation refrigeration, and other fields.
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- Xiaojun Huang
- College of Communication and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
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- College of Communication and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
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- College of Communication and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
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- College of Communication and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
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- College of Communication and Information Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China
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Qiu Y, Yan DX, Feng QY, Li XJ, Zhang L, Qiu GH, Li JN. Vanadium dioxide-assisted switchable multifunctional metamaterial structure. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:26544-26556. [PMID: 36236843 DOI: 10.1364/oe.465062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A multifunctional design based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) metamaterial structure is proposed. Broadband absorption, linear-to-linear (LTL) polarization conversion, linear-to-circular (LTC) polarization conversion, and total reflection can be achieved based on the insulator-to-metal transition (IMT) of VO2. When the VO2 is in the metallic state, the multifunctional structure can be used as a broadband absorber. The results show that the absorption rate exceeds 90% in the frequency band of 2.17 - 4.94 THz, and the bandwidth ratio is 77.8%. When VO2 is in the insulator state, for the incident terahertz waves with a polarization angle of 45°, the structure works as a polarization converter. In this case, LTC polarization conversion can be obtained in the frequency band of 0.1 - 3.5 THz, and LTL polarization conversion also can be obtained in the frequency band of 3.5 - 6 THz, especially in the 3.755 - 4.856 THz band that the polarization conversion rate is over 90%. For the incident terahertz waves with a polarization angle of 0°, the metamaterial structure can be used as a total reflector. Additionally, impacts of geometrical parameters, incidence angle and polarization angle on the operating characteristics have also been investigated. The designed switchable multifunctional metasurfaces are promising for a wide range of applications in advanced terahertz research and smart applications.
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Zhang P, Chen G, Hou Z, Zhang Y, Shen J, Li C, Zhao M, Gao Z, Li Z, Tang T. Ultra-Broadband Tunable Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber Based on Double-Layer Vanadium Dioxide Square Ring Arrays. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:mi13050669. [PMID: 35630136 PMCID: PMC9145387 DOI: 10.3390/mi13050669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Based on the phase transition of vanadium dioxide(VO2), an ultra-broadband tunable terahertz metamaterial absorber is proposed. The absorber consists of bilayer VO2 square ring arrays with different sizes, which are completely wrapped in Topas and placed on gold substrate. The simulation results show that the absorption greater than 90% has frequencies ranging from 1.63 THz to 12.39 THz, which provides an absorption frequency bandwidth of 10.76 THz, and a relative bandwidth of 153.5%. By changing the electrical conductivity of VO2, the absorption intensity can be dynamically adjusted between 4.4% and 99.9%. The physical mechanism of complete absorption is elucidated by the impedance matching theory and field distribution. The proposed absorber has demonstrated its properties of polarization insensitivity and wide-angle absorption, and therefore has a variety of application prospects in the terahertz range, such as stealth, modulation, and sensing.
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- Pengyu Zhang
- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (C.L.)
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (C.L.)
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; (P.Z.); (G.C.); (Z.H.); (Y.Z.); (M.Z.); (Z.G.); (Z.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Information Materials and Device Applications Key Laboratory of Sichuan Provincial Universities, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China;
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Chen C, Liu Y, Jiang ZY, Shen C, Zhang Y, Zhong F, Chen L, Zhu S, Liu H. Large-area long-wave infrared broadband all-dielectric metasurface absorber based on markless laser direct writing lithography. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:13391-13403. [PMID: 35472952 DOI: 10.1364/oe.447783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Scalable and low-cost manufacturing of broadband absorbers for use in the long-wave infrared region are of enormous importance in various applications, such as infrared thermal imaging, radiative cooling, thermal photovoltaics and infrared sensor. In recent years, a plethora of broadband absorption metasurfaces made of metal nano-resonators with plasmon resonance have been synthesized. Still, their disadvantages in terms of complex structure, production equipment, and fabrication throughput, limit their future commercial applications. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a broadband large-area all-dielectric metasurface absorber comprised of silicon (Si) arrys of square resonators and a silicon nitride (Si3N4) film in the long-wave infrared region. The multiple Mie resonance modes generated in a single-size Si resonator are utilized to enhance the absorption of the Si3N4 film to achieve broadband absorption. At the same time, the transversal optical (TO) phonon resonance of Si3N4 and the Si resonator's magnetic dipole resonance are coupled to achieve a resonator size-insensitive absorption peak. The metasurface absorber prepared by using maskless laser direct writing technology displays an average absorption of 90.36% and a peak absorption of 97.55% in the infrared region of 8 to 14 µm, and still maintains an average absorption of 88.27% at a inciedent angle of 40°. The experimentally prepared 2 cm × 3 cm patterned metasurface absorber by markless laser direct writing lithography (MLDWL) exhibits spatially selective absorption and the thermal imaging of the sample shows that the maximum temperature difference of 17.3 °C can exist at the boundary.
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