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Design of a Perfect Black Absorber at Visible Frequencies Using Plasmonic Metamaterials
Author(s) -
Hedayati Mehdi Keshavarz,
Javaherirahim Mojtaba,
Mozooni Babak,
Abdelaziz Ramzy,
Tavassolizadeh Ali,
Chakravadhanula Venkata Sai Kiran,
Zaporojtchenko Vladimir,
Strunkus Thomas,
Faupel Franz,
Elbahri Mady
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201102646
Subject(s) - materials science , plasmon , fabrication , absorbance , metamaterial , optoelectronics , metamaterial absorber , dielectric , ultraviolet , optics , tunable metamaterials , medicine , alternative medicine , physics , pathology
The design and fabrication of a plasmonic black absorber with almost 100% absorbance spanning a broad range of frequencies from ultraviolet (UV) to the near infrared (NIR) is demonstrated. The perfect plasmonic absorber is achieved by a combination of a metal film with suitable metal/dielectric nanocomposites. Our fabrication technique is simple, versatile, cost‐effective, and compatible with current industrial methods for solar absorber production.