Nanoimprinted Hybrid Metal-Semiconductor Plasmonic Multilayers with Controlled Surface Nano Architecture for Applications in NIR Detectors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Electrode Fabrication
2.2. Discussion
Structure | Thickness (nm) | Resistivity (Ω/□) | Optical band gap (eV) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
nanostructured | planar | nanostructured | bulk | ||
ITO/Ag | 150/10 | 1800 | 10–15 | 2.75 | 3.22 |
Ag/ITO | 10/150 | 65 | 15 | - | - |
ITO/Ag/ITO | 70/10/70 | 150 | 7 | 2.79 | 3.14 |
ITO | 180 | 2000 | 85 | 2.92 | 3.2 |
2.3. Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP)
2.4. Plasmon Hybridization Model
2.5. Surface Plasmon Excitation in Ag Nanopillars
2.6. Hybrid Metal and Metal Oxide Core Shell Nanostructured Arrays
3. FDTD Simulation
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Khosroabadi, A.A.; Gangopadhyay, P.; Hernandez, S.; Kim, K.; Peyghambarian, N.; Norwood, R.A. Nanoimprinted Hybrid Metal-Semiconductor Plasmonic Multilayers with Controlled Surface Nano Architecture for Applications in NIR Detectors. Materials 2015, 8, 5028-5047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085028
Khosroabadi AA, Gangopadhyay P, Hernandez S, Kim K, Peyghambarian N, Norwood RA. Nanoimprinted Hybrid Metal-Semiconductor Plasmonic Multilayers with Controlled Surface Nano Architecture for Applications in NIR Detectors. Materials. 2015; 8(8):5028-5047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085028
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhosroabadi, Akram A., Palash Gangopadhyay, Steven Hernandez, Kyungjo Kim, Nasser Peyghambarian, and Robert A. Norwood. 2015. "Nanoimprinted Hybrid Metal-Semiconductor Plasmonic Multilayers with Controlled Surface Nano Architecture for Applications in NIR Detectors" Materials 8, no. 8: 5028-5047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma8085028