Enhancing Absorption Bandwidth through Vertically Oriented Metamaterials

Pung, Aaron Joseph; Goldflam, Michael; Burckel, David Bruce; Brener, Igal; Sinclair, Michael B.; Campione, Salvatore

doi:10.3390/app9112223

Title: Enhancing Absorption Bandwidth through Vertically Oriented Metamaterials

Journal Article · 30 May 2019 · Applied Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9112223 · OSTI ID:1526223

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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Metamaterials research has developed perfect absorbers from microwave to optical frequencies, mainly featuring planar metamaterials, also referred to as metasurfaces. In this study, we investigated vertically oriented metamaterials, which make use of the entire three-dimensional space, as a new avenue to widen the spectral absorption band in the infrared regime between 20 and 40 THz. Vertically oriented metamaterials, such as those simulated in this work, can be experimentally realized through membrane projection lithography, which allows a single unit cell to be decorated with multiple resonators by exploiting the vertical dimension. In particular, we analyzed the cases of a unit cell containing a single vertical split-ring resonator (VSRR), a single planar split-ring resonator (PSRR), and both a VSRR and PSRR to explore intra-cell coupling between resonators. We show that the additional degrees of freedom enabled by placing multiple resonators in a unit cell lead to novel ways of achieving omnidirectional super absorption. Our results provide an innovative approach for controlling and designing engineered nanostructures.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1526223

Report Number(s):: SAND-2019-5924J; ASPCC7; 675853

Journal Information:: Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 11; ISSN 2076-3417

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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