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Title: Multicolor generation using silicon nanodisk absorber

Abstract

A multicolored matrix that spans the visible range was demonstrated by using silicon nanodisk arrays. A nanostructured silicon substrate, which featured periodic silicon nanodisk arrays of various diameters, inter-nanodisk distances, and heights, was fabricated using electron-beam lithography and reactive ion etching. These silicon nanodisks were able to support HE{sub 1m} leaky modes, which depended on the diameter of the nanodisks, resulting in wavelength-dependent reflection spectra. The resonant wavelength redshifted linearly with the increasing nanodisk diameter. The output color lay in the visible range and was observed to be tunable when varying the diameter, interdistance, and height. The results of finite-difference time-domain simulations exhibited close agreement with the observed optical properties of the periodic silicon nanodisk arrays.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Institut für Halbleiter- und Mikrosystemtechnik, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden 01187 (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22412682
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 106; Journal Issue: 8; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COLOR; ELECTRON BEAMS; ETCHING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IONS; MASKING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PERIODICITY; RED SHIFT; REFLECTION; SILICON; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SUBSTRATES; WAVELENGTHS

Citation Formats

Yang, Sheng-Chieh, Richter, Karola, and Fischer, Wolf-Joachim. Multicolor generation using silicon nanodisk absorber. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4913847.
Yang, Sheng-Chieh, Richter, Karola, & Fischer, Wolf-Joachim. Multicolor generation using silicon nanodisk absorber. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913847
Yang, Sheng-Chieh, Richter, Karola, and Fischer, Wolf-Joachim. 2015. "Multicolor generation using silicon nanodisk absorber". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913847.
@article{osti_22412682,
title = {Multicolor generation using silicon nanodisk absorber},
author = {Yang, Sheng-Chieh and Richter, Karola and Fischer, Wolf-Joachim},
abstractNote = {A multicolored matrix that spans the visible range was demonstrated by using silicon nanodisk arrays. A nanostructured silicon substrate, which featured periodic silicon nanodisk arrays of various diameters, inter-nanodisk distances, and heights, was fabricated using electron-beam lithography and reactive ion etching. These silicon nanodisks were able to support HE{sub 1m} leaky modes, which depended on the diameter of the nanodisks, resulting in wavelength-dependent reflection spectra. The resonant wavelength redshifted linearly with the increasing nanodisk diameter. The output color lay in the visible range and was observed to be tunable when varying the diameter, interdistance, and height. The results of finite-difference time-domain simulations exhibited close agreement with the observed optical properties of the periodic silicon nanodisk arrays.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4913847},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22412682}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 8,
volume = 106,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}