Continuous and scalable fabrication of flexible metamaterial films via roll-to-roll nanoimprint process for broadband plasmonic infrared filters

Ok, Jong G.; Youn, Hong Seok; Kwak, Moon Kyu; Lee, Kyu‐Tae; Shin, Young Jae; Guo, L. Jay; Greenwald, A. C.; Liu, Yisi

doi:10.1063/1.4767995

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“…Among plenty of SPR-based devices, metamaterial metalinsulator-conductor (MIC) devices with many distinguished configurations through various resonant mechanisms, including SPRs, localized SPRs (LSPRs), and Fabry-Perot resonance with different application of sensing/solar cell, have been reported in the past decade [7,9,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. In the report published by Hao et al [23], the metamaterial MIC structure with metallic nanoring pattern of Ag (100 nm) as the top layer, SiO 2 as a spacer (60 nm), and a homogenous layer of Ag (100 nm) as a back reflector has been evaluated experimentally and found it as a great absorber with an average absorbance of 71 % over the entire visible spectrum, when the incident angle propagated in the normal direction to the metasurface [23].…”

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Gold Cone Metasurface MIC Sensor with Monolayer of Graphene and Multilayer of Graphite

et al. 2016

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This report makes a comparison between the spectrum features of plasmonic metamaterial metal-insulatorconductor (MIC) sensor with a monolayer of graphene and another MIC sensor with a multilayer of graphite as the back reflector. In both structures, the silicon substrate as an insulator layer was sandwiched between subwavelength periodic nanogold cones as the first layer and graphene and graphite as the third layer, respectively. Nanolayer of chromium nanorods was also considered in the structure of MIC sensors as an interface layer between silicon and nanogold cone metasurface. The performance of the sensor was evaluated under different incident polarized light angles and different thickness of the metasurface when the metasurface infiltrated with seawater and air. The transmission spectrum of monolayer graphene-based MIC sensor, respecting to s-polarized waves, reveals prominent feature to detect the air rather than seawater in invisible regime. Meanwhile, the reflection spectrum of graphite-based MIC sensor provides ∼0 % reflection under resonance condition regarding s-and p-polarized waves for detecting air in visible spectrum.

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Gold Cone Metasurface MIC Sensor with Monolayer of Graphene and Multilayer of Graphite

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“…2 In particular, plasmonic resonators such as ribbons of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) multilayers are known to exhibit angularly independent, spectrally tunable, nearly total absorption in strong subwavelength volumes for transverse-magnetic polarized light. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Moreover, the absorption spectrum α(λ) can be shaped by combining several MIM ribbons of different dimensions within the same subwavelength period. [11][12][13] According to Kirchhoff's second law, an absorbing structure behaves like a grey body with an emissivity (λ) = α(λ) that is expected to display ondemand spectral, spatial and light polarization properties.…”

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Plasmonic nano-antennas for spectral emissivity engineering

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We demonstrate experimentally that plasmonic nanoantennas made of metal-insulator-metal ribbons can be used to tailor the spectral emissivity of a gold surface in the infrared. Two areas of a gold mirror sample were covered with various combinations of nanoantennas. Their emissivity was characterized thanks to a dedicated bench, based on the combination of a Fourier transform spectrometer and a microbolometer infrared camera. A near unity polarized emission on two distinct infrared bands is obtained on the respective two areas, which is coherent with theoretical predictions.

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“…The need for large area, light weight organic solar cells has increased significantly due to cost analysis for installation of the cells under realistic conditions, for instance in houses. [84][85][86][87] Several examples of the use of RTR processed organic solar cells have been reported with efficiencies close to those made by spin-coating based on P3HT:PCBM bulk heterojunction photoactive materials. 88 Smallscale organic solar cells prepared in a glove box filled with nitrogen with thermally evaporated electrodes have higher efficiency owing to the film uniformity and reduced defect density.…”

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“…14,84,87 One can view gravure printing as a positive method of printing while flexographic printing can be viewed as a negative method of printing as shown in Figure 13. 14 The advantage of flexographic printing is that the line width of the final printed pattern can be smaller than that printed by gravure printing (as low as hundreds of nanometers).…”

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Advances in 2D/3D Printing of Functional Nanomaterials and Their Applications

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et al. 2015

ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol.

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Advanced printing techniques include innovative and/or integrated processes that are used to produce an object with enhanced functionality and with a wide range of applications. This is done by realizing printing of functional materials such as ink, paste, polymer, ceramic powder, and organic materials. Unlike conventional manufacturing methods, a new technique is needed to manipulate small objects to fabricate desired parts, as materials are scaled down to the nanometer range. In this regard, the traditional subtractive production has been changed to a bottom-up approach as device structures have changed to multilayer structures which contain several functional nanomaterials. A powder is used to fabricate an object with a desired geometry. This reduces the material loss due to the bottom-up nature of the process. In this article, we review the current state of knowledge for advanced manufacturing using two methods, 3D printing and roll-to-roll manufacturing. 3D printers developed in the early 1980s1 has created a revolution in research and development and teaching laboratories due to a substantial price drop after 2010 and an easy software called plugplay that allows most people to use it without extensive technical help.2,3 Based on economic analysis, the market for 3D printers is growing significantly. This is driven by a number of sectors including aerospace, automotive, and medical/dental and the market was worth several billions in 2013. During the last decade, the business has increased exponentially due to the 3D printing technology enabling the fabrication of complex objects with enhanced functionalities and improved material properties.4,5 Desktop 3D printers were targeted primarily at hobbyists and consumers who are not in industry. However, the need of industry-level 3D printers has attracted a lot of attention from researchers and scientists in the fields of biotechnology, automotive, architecture, electrical, electronic, photonic, optical, and sensor engineering.6-10 Printers' resolution is dropping under 100 micrometers (250 dot per inch (DPI)) with a typical layer thickness of 100 micrometers. The primary advantage of a 3D printer is its ability to create any shape in the micrometer range up to several meter range depending on the supporting holder.Over the past few years a rapid growth in the 3D printing industry has been observed as evidenced by the enormous numbers of articles published in scientific journals and patents filed as illustrated in Figure 1. Advances in the 3D printing technology will also lead to significant price drop, owing to the fact that a lot of items will be manufactured depending only upon the type and need of the customer. 11This means that household-level production will be much preferred due to broader imagination and creativity of human being. Another implication is that the manufacturing process of any item can be highly customized because altering the items will not require tooling or intensive software development.12 These simplified production processes that were...

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Continuous and scalable fabrication of flexible metamaterial films via roll-to-roll nanoimprint process for broadband plasmonic infrared filters

Cited by 95 publications

References 28 publications

Gold Cone Metasurface MIC Sensor with Monolayer of Graphene and Multilayer of Graphite

Gold Cone Metasurface MIC Sensor with Monolayer of Graphene and Multilayer of Graphite

Plasmonic nano-antennas for spectral emissivity engineering

Advances in 2D/3D Printing of Functional Nanomaterials and Their Applications

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