scholarly journals IR Absorption Enhancement in the High Refractive Index Prism/Medium Index Layer/Metal Film System.

1992 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yushi SUZUKI ◽  
Yasushi TERUI ◽  
Aritada HATTA ◽  
Wataru SUËTAKA
2010 ◽  
Vol 96 (20) ◽  
pp. 201101 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-S. Bouillard ◽  
J. Einsle ◽  
W. Dickson ◽  
S. G. Rodrigo ◽  
S. Carretero-Palacios ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 20101
Author(s):  
Behnam Kheyraddini Mousavi ◽  
Morteza Rezaei Talarposhti ◽  
Farshid Karbassian ◽  
Arash Kheyraddini Mousavi

Metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) is applied for fabrication of silicon nanowires (SiNWs). We have shown the effect of amorphous sheath of SiNWs by treating the nanowires with SF6 and the resulting reduction of absorption bandwidth, i.e. making SiNWs semi-transparent in near-infrared (IR). For the first time, by treating the fabricated SiNWs with copper containing HF∕H2O2∕H2O solution, we have generated crystalline nanowires with broader light absorption spectrum, up to λ = 1 μm. Both the absorption and photo-luminescence (PL) of the SiNWs are observed from visible to IR wavelengths. It is found that the SiNWs have PL at visible and near Infrared wavelengths, which may infer presence of mechanisms such as forbidden gap transitions other can involvement of plasmonic resonances. Non-radiative recombination of excitons is one of the reasons behind absorption of SiNWs. Also, on the dielectric metal interface, the absorption mechanism can be due to plasmonic dissipation or plasmon-assisted generation of excitons in the indirect band-gap material. Comparison between nanowires with and without metallic nanoparticles has revealed the effect of nanoparticles on absorption enhancement. The broader near IR absorption, paves the way for applications like hyperthermia of cancer while the optical transition in near IR also facilitates harvesting electromagnetic energy at a broad spectrum from visible to IR.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Atif Faiz Afzal ◽  
Mojtaba Haghighatlari ◽  
Sai Prasad Ganesh ◽  
Chong Cheng ◽  
Johannes Hachmann

<div>We present a high-throughput computational study to identify novel polyimides (PIs) with exceptional refractive index (RI) values for use as optic or optoelectronic materials. Our study utilizes an RI prediction protocol based on a combination of first-principles and data modeling developed in previous work, which we employ on a large-scale PI candidate library generated with the ChemLG code. We deploy the virtual screening software ChemHTPS to automate the assessment of this extensive pool of PI structures in order to determine the performance potential of each candidate. This rapid and efficient approach yields a number of highly promising leads compounds. Using the data mining and machine learning program package ChemML, we analyze the top candidates with respect to prevalent structural features and feature combinations that distinguish them from less promising ones. In particular, we explore the utility of various strategies that introduce highly polarizable moieties into the PI backbone to increase its RI yield. The derived insights provide a foundation for rational and targeted design that goes beyond traditional trial-and-error searches.</div>


2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Qing ZHANG ◽  
Li-Li ZHAO ◽  
Shi-Long XU ◽  
Chao ZHANG ◽  
Xiao-Ying CHEN ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Zhiyou Li ◽  
Zao Yi ◽  
Tinting Liu ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Xifang Chen ◽  
...  

In this paper, we designed a three-band narrowband perfect absorber based on Bulk Dirac semimetallic (BDS) metamaterials. The absorber consists of a hollow Dirac semimetallic layer above, a gold layer...


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Ziegenbalg ◽  
Ruth Lohwasser ◽  
Giovanni D’Andola ◽  
Torben Adermann ◽  
Johannes Christopher Brendel

Polyethersulfones are an interesting class of polymers for industrial applications due to their unusual properties such as a high refractive index, flame-retardant properties, high temperature and chemical resistance. The common...


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 4421
Author(s):  
Ángela Barreda ◽  
Pablo Albella ◽  
Fernando Moreno ◽  
Francisco González

High refractive index dielectric (HRID) nanoparticles are a clear alternative to metals in nanophotonic applications due to their low losses and directional scattering properties. It has been demonstrated that HRID dimers are more efficient scattering units than single nanoparticles in redirecting the incident radiation towards the forward direction. This effect was recently reported and is known as the “near zero-backward” scattering condition, attained when nanoparticles forming dimers strongly interact with each other. Here, we analyzed the electromagnetic response of HRID isolated nanoparticles and aggregates when deposited on monolayer and graded-index multilayer dielectric substrates. In particular, we studied the fraction of radiation that is scattered towards a substrate with known optical properties when the nanoparticles are located on its surface. We demonstrated that HRID dimers can increase the radiation emitted towards the substrate compared to that of isolated nanoparticles. However, this effect was only present for low values of the substrate refractive index. With the aim of observing the same effect for silicon substrates, we show that it is necessary to use a multilayer antireflection coating. We conclude that dimers of HRID nanoparticles on a graded-index multilayer substrate can increase the radiation scattered into a silicon photovoltaic wafer. The results in this work can be applied to the design of novel solar cells.


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