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Liu J, Duan Y, Chen W, Shi Y, Di J, Zhang T, Pang H, Huang L, Gong J, Wang J. Novel Local-Chiral Metamaterial: Effective Modulation of Amplitude & Phase for Wideband Polarization-Insensitive Absorption. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:8119-8129. [PMID: 38293896 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Metamaterial has received widespread research in the fields of electromagnetic stealth due to its characteristics of strong resonance and flexible designability. However, a lack of a comprehensive understanding of the internal physical mechanism still imposes certain limitations on broadband absorption designs. Hence, this work proposes a new strategy for the broadening of the working frequency band of metamaterial absorbers by constructing local-chiral features to regulate the amplitude and phase information. The absorber consists of staggered cut-wire metal patterns with lumped resistors placed at the center position determined by characteristic mode analysis. Combining the modal significance, equivalent circuit, surface current, electric field distribution, and symmetry model theory, the working mechanism for wideband absorption performance has been analyzed in detail. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results; the absorption rate exceeds 82% in the frequency range of 4.5-11.7 GHz and surpasses about 90% in the frequency range of 4.7-10.8 GHz under transverse electric (TE) or transverse-magnetic (TM) polarizations. Compared to the case without chiral features, the proposed design can achieve a 28% increase in operating bandwidth. The proposed design method is applicable for the optimization of various typical dipole-type metamaterial absorbers and provides a novel strategy for future wideband metamaterial absorption.
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- Jiangyong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- Engineering Research Center of Continuous Extrusion, Ministry of Education, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People's Republic of China
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- China-Blarus Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Electromagnetic Environment Effect, Taiyuan 030032, People's Republic of China
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- China-Blarus Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Electromagnetic Environment Effect, Taiyuan 030032, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Sun J, Li Z, Han Q, Gao W, Zhu L, Dong J, Zhang Z. Enhancement and sensing applications of ultra-narrow band circular dichroism of the chiral nanopore films based on Bragg reflector. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:19219-19228. [PMID: 37987530 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05338e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Narrow-band circular dichroism (CD) has attracted considerable attention in the high-sensitivity detection of chiral molecules and chiral catalysis. However, achieving dynamic adjustment of narrow-band CD signals is challenging. In this study, we introduce a disruption layer (DL) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) into an L-shaped chiral nanohole array based on a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), forming L-shaped chiral nanoholes (LCNAs/DL-DBR/MoS2), and investigate the mechanism of CD signal generation. Simulation results show that LCNAs/DL-DBR/MoS2 generate three narrow-band CD signals in the visible region. Analysis of the near-field electric field maps reveals that the three CD peaks of LCNAs/DL-DBR/MoS2 are caused by three Tamm resonances in the DBR layer. The producing and adjusting mechanisms of the CD signals are achieved by changing the structural parameters and the number of MoS2 layers. Dynamic adjustment of the CD signals of LCNAs/DL-DBR/MoS2 can be achieved by changing the environmental temperature. Furthermore, by altering the refractive index of the environment and the DBR layer, it is demonstrated that LCNAs/DL-DBR/MoS2 has a high-quality factor. Our theoretical simulations aid in the design of UNB chiral devices, opening up new avenues for environmental monitoring and the detection of chiral molecules with exceptional sensitivity.
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- Yongkai Wang
- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts & Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.
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- School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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Wang Y, Peng Y, Sun J, Han X, Gao W, Han Q, Zhu L, Dong J, Zhang P. Active Control and Sensing Application of Ultra-Narrowband Circular Dichroism in Multilayer Chiral Nanorod Arrays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:45378-45387. [PMID: 37708439 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Narrowband circular dichroism (CD) has attracted wide attention for its high sensitivity in detecting chiral molecules and catalysis. However, designing a chiral metasurface with excellent sensing performance that can be dynamically tuned still poses challenges. This paper introduces lithium niobate, an electrically tunable material, and a distributed Bragg reflector into chiral nanorod structures to form multilayer chiral nanorod arrays (MCNAs). Simulation results show that MCNAs can generate four strong ultra-narrowband (UNB) CD signals in the visible light spectrum. The UNB CD signal intensity was up to 0.86, and the minimum full width at half-maximum (FWHM) was up to 0.21 nm. The surface electric field and current distribution of MCNAs indicate that the four UNB CD signals mainly originate from the x and y direction Tamm resonances in the chiral nanorod layer. The refractive index of lithium niobate can be tuned by changing the electric field, allowing the active tuning of UNB CD signals. In addition, the sensing performance of MCNAs in the SARS-CoV-2 solution was analyzed, and the figure of merit (FOM) can reach an astonishing 2092. These findings not only assist with the design of UNB chiral devices but also offer new possibilities for the environmental monitoring and ultrasensitive detection of chiral molecules.
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- Yongkai Wang
- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- National Key Laboratory on Electromagnetic Environmental Effects and Electro-optical Engineering, Army Engineering University of PLA, Nanjing 210007, China
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Yang B, Huang Y, Wu B, Ma Z, Zhou K, Wu X. Enhanced chirality induced in a composite structure consisting of α-MoO 3 film and a silver metasurface. APPLIED OPTICS 2023; 62:3855-3860. [PMID: 37706694 DOI: 10.1364/ao.482782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Chiral structures have been widely used in many fields, such as biosensing and analytical chemistry. In this paper, the chiral response of a composite structure consisting of α-M o O 3 film and a silver (Ag) metasurface is studied. First, the effect of the thickness of α-M o O 3 film on the circular dichroism (CD) is discussed, and it is found that CD can reach 0.93 at a wavelength of 9.6 µm when the thickness of α-M o O 3 film is 6.075 µm. To better understand the physical mechanism, we analyze the transverse electric and transverse magnetic wave components in the transmitted wave for the whole structure and each layer. One can see that the strong chirality of the structure is attributed to the polarization conversion of α-M o O 3 film and the selective transmissivity of Ag ribbons. In addition, the influence of the filling factor of the Ag ribbons on chirality is also studied. This work combines hyperbolic material α-M o O 3 with Ag ribbons to enhance CD. Also, it provides greater freedom in the tuning of chirality. We believe that this work not only deepens the understanding of the chiral response of anisotropic materials, but also gives promise for its applications in the fields of polarization optics and biosensing.
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