Open AccessMolybdenum gratings as a high‐temperature refractory platform for plasmonic heat generators in the infrared
Author(s) -
NunezSanchez Sara,
Dominguez Andrade Hugo,
Harwood Jan,
Bickerton Ian,
Fox Neil A.,
Cryan Martin J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
micro and nano letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 31
ISSN - 1750-0443
DOI - 10.1049/mnl.2018.0156
Subject(s) - materials science , molybdenum , grating , infrared , plasmon , optoelectronics , refractory (planetary science) , refractory metals , laser , absorption (acoustics) , optics , surface plasmon polariton , surface plasmon , composite material , metallurgy , physics
The aim of this work is to study the heating efficiency of refractory microstructures by excitation of surface plasmon polaritons in the far infrared that can be used for high‐temperature applications. The work has designed metal grating couplers on molybdenum films to maximise the absorption of a 10.6 µm CO 2 laser light source. Molybdenum has been chosen since it is an industrial refractory metal combined with the fact that its optical properties in the far infrared are similar to gold but with stable high‐temperature performance. Linear gratings have been used as plasmonic couplers on large area substrates produced by laser milling. Real‐time absolute temperature measurements have been performed showing a 42% increase in the maximum achievable temperature from 702 to 985 K.