Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime

Yu Zhou; Zheng Qin; Zhongzhu Liang; Dejia Meng; Haiyang Xu; David R. Smith; Yichun Liu

doi:10.1038/s41377-021-00577-8

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Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime

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- Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 10, Issue 8, Pages: 1462-1473(2021)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130033 Changchun, Jilin, China
  2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
  3.Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Northeast Normal University, 130024 Changchun, China
  4.Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics, Duke University, P.O. Box 90291, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Author bio：
  
  Zhongzhu Liang (liangzz@nenu.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-021-00577-8
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- Published：31 August 2021，
  
  Published Online：05 July 2021，
  
  Received：16 February 2021，
  
  Revised：01 June 2021，
  
  Accepted：17 June 2021
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Zhou, Y. et al. Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 1462-1473 (2021).
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Zhou, Y. et al. Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 1462-1473 (2021). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-021-00577-8.

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Abstract

Broadband metamaterials absorbers with high absorption

ultrathin thickness and easy configurations are in great demand for many potential applications. In this paper

we first analyse the coupling resonances in a Ti/Ge/Ti three-layer absorber

which can realise broadband absorption from 8 to 12 μm. Then we experimentally demonstrate two types of absorbers based on the Ti/Ge/Si

/Ti configuration. By taking advantage of coupling surface

plasmon resonances and intrinsic absorption of lossy material Si

the average absorptions of two types of absorbers achieve almost 95% from 8 to 14 μm (experiment result: 78% from 6.5 to 13.5 μm). In order to expand the absorption bandwidth

we further propose two Ti/Si/SiO

/Ti absorbers which can absorb 92% and 87% of ultra-broadband light in the 14-30 μm and 8-30 μm spectral range

respectively. Our findings establish general and systematic strategies for guiding the design of metamaterial absorbers with excellent broadband absorption and pave the way for enhancing the optical performance in applications of infrared thermal emitters

imaging and photodetectors.

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