ZnO-Au Hybrid Metamaterial Thin Films with Tunable Optical Properties

Bhatt, Nirali A.; Paldi, Robynne L.; Barnard, James P.; Lu, Juanjuan; He, Zihao; Yang, Bo; Shen, Chao; Song, Jiawei; Sarma, Raktim; Siddiqui, Aleem; Wang, Haiyan

doi:10.3390/cryst14010065

ZnO-Au Hybrid Metamaterial Thin Films with Tunable Optical Properties

Journal Article · Sat Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Crystals

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14010065· OSTI ID:2279086

Bhatt, Nirali A.; Paldi, Robynne L.; ; Lu, Juanjuan; He, Zihao; ; Shen, Chao; Song, Jiawei; Sarma, Raktim; Siddiqui, Aleem;

ZnO-Au nanocomposite thin films have been previously reported as hybrid metamaterials with unique optical properties such as plasmonic resonance properties and hyperbolic behaviors. In this study, Au composition in the ZnO-Au nanocomposites has been effectively tuned by target composition variation and thus resulted in microstructure and optical property tuning. Specifically, all the ZnO-Au nanocomposite thin films grown through the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method show obvious vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) structure with the Au nanopillars embedded in the ZnO matrix. Moreover, the average diameter of Au nanopillars increases as Au concentration increases, which also leads to the redshifts in the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) wavelength and changes in the hyperbolic behaviors of the films. As a whole, this work discusses how strain-driven tuning of optical properties and microstructure resulted through a novel Au concentration variation approach which has not been previously attempted in the ZnO-Au thin film system. These highly ordered films present great promise in the areas of sensing, waveguides, and nanophotonics to name a few.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020077

OSTI ID:: 2279086

Journal Information:: Crystals, Journal Name: Crystals Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN CRYSBC; ISSN 2073-4352

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Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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