Plasmonic Metasurface Absorber Based on Electro-Optic Substrate for Energy Harvesting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Physical Design
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Basic Studies
3.2. Influence of Structural Parameters on the Absorption Spectra
4. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Split | 20 nm | 30 nm | 40 nm | 50 nm | 60 nm |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
wx | (%) | 61.28 | 62.02 | 62.51 | 62.86 | 62.36 |
wy | (%) | 62.06 | 61.29 | 61.70 | 61.14 | 62.04 |
cy | (%) | 66.90 | 66.31 | 65.33 | 63.59 | 62.31 |
Disk Radius | CS | 20 nm | 30 nm | 40 nm | 50 nm | 60 nm |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r = 80 nm | (%) | 69.98 | 66.94 | 65.27 | 61.68 | 63.99 |
r = 90 nm | (%) | 69.22 | 67.85 | 65.30 | 63.44 | 66.96 |
Substrate Thickness | 70 nm | 80 nm | 90 nm | 100 nm | 110 nm | |
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AZO | (%) | 76.35 | 67.97 | 65.26 | 57.17 | 50.36 |
ITO | (%) | 75.31 | 66.40 | 62.78 | 55.01 | 48.33 |
SiO2 | (%) | 70.36 | 67.94 | 68.76 | 64.61 | 60.20 |
ZnO | (%) | 72.96 | 63.93 | 60.26 | 51.62 | 46.56 |
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Muhammad, N.; Fu, T.; Liu, Q.; Tang, X.; Deng, Z.-L.; Ouyang, Z. Plasmonic Metasurface Absorber Based on Electro-Optic Substrate for Energy Harvesting. Materials 2018, 11, 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112315
Muhammad N, Fu T, Liu Q, Tang X, Deng Z-L, Ouyang Z. Plasmonic Metasurface Absorber Based on Electro-Optic Substrate for Energy Harvesting. Materials. 2018; 11(11):2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112315
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad, Naseer, Tao Fu, Qiang Liu, Xiaopin Tang, Zi-Lan Deng, and Zhengbiao Ouyang. 2018. "Plasmonic Metasurface Absorber Based on Electro-Optic Substrate for Energy Harvesting" Materials 11, no. 11: 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112315