Lithography-Free Bismuth Metamaterials for Advanced Light Manipulation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fundamental Optoelectronic Properties of Bi
2.1. Electronic Band Structure
2.2. Optical Dielectric Function of Bismuth
3. Lithography-Free Fabrication of Bismuth Metamaterials
4. Functional Devices Based on Bismuth Metamaterials for Light Manipulation
4.1. Light Absorber
4.2. Color Filter
4.3. Thermo-Optical Devices
4.4. Other Applications
5. Conclusions and Perspective
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhu, L.; Li, Z.; Tian, Y. Lithography-Free Bismuth Metamaterials for Advanced Light Manipulation. Photonics 2023, 10, 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050602
Zhu L, Li Z, Tian Y. Lithography-Free Bismuth Metamaterials for Advanced Light Manipulation. Photonics. 2023; 10(5):602. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050602
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Lijun, Zimin Li, and Ye Tian. 2023. "Lithography-Free Bismuth Metamaterials for Advanced Light Manipulation" Photonics 10, no. 5: 602. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050602