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Zero‐Reflectance Metafilms for Optimal Plasmonic Sensing
Author(s) -
Huang Fumin,
Drakeley Stacey,
Millyard Matthew G.,
Murphy Antony,
White Richard,
Spigone Elisabetta,
Kivioja Jani,
Baumberg Jeremy J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201500424
Subject(s) - plasmon , materials science , reflectivity , zero (linguistics) , optoelectronics , optics , nanotechnology , physics , linguistics , philosophy
An ultrathin layer of metasurface that almost completely annihilates the reflection of light (>99.5%) over a wide range of incident angles (>80°) is experimentally demonstrated. Such zero‐reflectance metafilms exhibit optimal performance for plasmonic sensing, since their sensitivity to changes of local refractive index is far superior to films of nonzero reflectance. Since both main detection mechanisms tracking intensity changes and wavelength shifts are improved, zero‐reflectance metafilms are optimal for localized surface plasmon resonance molecular sensing. Such nanostructures have significant opportunities in many areas, including enhanced light harvesting as well as in developing high‐performance molecular sensors for a wide range of chemical and biomedical applications.