Tunable Fano Resonance and Enhanced Sensing in a Simple Au/TiO2 Hybrid Metasurface
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Structure and Theory Model
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Tunable Fano Resonances in the Hybrid Metasurface
3.2. Sensing Enhancement Based on the Stub-Shaped Defect
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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h1 (nm) | h2 (nm) | |||||||
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30 | 50 | 70 | 90 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 90 | |
QF | 0.4 | 4.6 | 8.5 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 10.2 | 12.5 |
td (fs) | 10.7 | 14.0 | 19.9 | 28.1 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 23.7 | 25.0 |
d (nm) | b (nm) | |||||||
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25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 75 | ||
QF | Fano 1 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 16.3 |
Fano 2 | 23.4 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
td (fs) | Fano 1 | 32.7 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 29.5 | 38.5 |
Fano 2 | 46.4 | 21.5 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 23.2 |
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He, Z.; Xue, W.; Cui, W.; Li, C.; Li, Z.; Pu, L.; Feng, J.; Xiao, X.; Wang, X.; Li, a.G. Tunable Fano Resonance and Enhanced Sensing in a Simple Au/TiO2 Hybrid Metasurface. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10040687
He Z, Xue W, Cui W, Li C, Li Z, Pu L, Feng J, Xiao X, Wang X, Li aG. Tunable Fano Resonance and Enhanced Sensing in a Simple Au/TiO2 Hybrid Metasurface. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(4):687. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10040687
Chicago/Turabian StyleHe, Zhihui, Weiwei Xue, Wei Cui, Chunjiang Li, Zhenxiong Li, Lihui Pu, Jiaojiao Feng, Xintao Xiao, Xuyang Wang, and and Gang Li. 2020. "Tunable Fano Resonance and Enhanced Sensing in a Simple Au/TiO2 Hybrid Metasurface" Nanomaterials 10, no. 4: 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10040687