Metallic dielectric photonic crystals and methods of fabrication

Chou, Jeffrey Brian; Kim, Sang-Gook

Metallic dielectric photonic crystals and methods of fabrication

Patent · 05 December 2017

OSTI ID:1411388

Chou, Jeffrey Brian; Kim, Sang-Gook

A metallic-dielectric photonic crystal is formed with a periodic structure defining a plurality of resonant cavities to selectively absorb incident radiation. A metal layer is deposited on the inner surfaces of the resonant cavities and a dielectric material fills inside the resonant cavities. This photonic crystal can be used to selectively absorb broadband solar radiation and then reemit absorbed radiation in a wavelength band that matches the absorption band of a photovoltaic cell. The photonic crystal can be fabricated by patterning a sacrificial layer with a plurality of holes, into which is deposited a supporting material. Removing the rest of the sacrificial layer creates a supporting structure, on which a layer of metal is deposited to define resonant cavities. A dielectric material then fills the cavities to form the photonic crystal.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001299; SC0001299

Assignee:: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,837,953

Application Number:: 15/343,030

OSTI ID:: 1411388

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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