Broadband polarization-independent resonant light absorption using ultrathin plasmonic super absorbers

Aydin, Koray; Ferry, Vivian E.; Briggs, Ryan M.; Atwater, Harry A.

doi:10.1038/ncomms1528

Title: Broadband polarization-independent resonant light absorption using ultrathin plasmonic super absorbers

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1528· OSTI ID:1380854

Aydin, Koray; Ferry, Vivian E.; Briggs, Ryan M.; Atwater, Harry A.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001293

OSTI ID:: 1380854

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 2; Related Information: LMI partners with California Institute of Technology (lead); Harvard University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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