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Design of a Perfect Black Absorber at Visible Frequencies Using Plasmonic Metamaterials

  1. Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati1,
  2. Mojtaba Javaherirahim1,
  3. Babak Mozooni1,
  4. Ramzy Abdelaziz1,
  5. Ali Tavassolizadeh1,
  6. Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula3,
  7. Vladimir Zaporojtchenko3,
  8. Thomas Strunkus3,
  9. Franz Faupel3,
  10. Mady Elbahri1,2,*

Article first published online: 14 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201102646

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 23, Issue 45, pages 5410–5414, December 1, 2011

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How to Cite

Hedayati, M. K., Javaherirahim, M., Mozooni, B., Abdelaziz, R., Tavassolizadeh, A., Chakravadhanula, V. S. K., Zaporojtchenko, V., Strunkus, T., Faupel, F. and Elbahri, M. (2011), Design of a Perfect Black Absorber at Visible Frequencies Using Plasmonic Metamaterials. Adv. Mater., 23: 5410–5414. doi: 10.1002/adma.201102646

Author Information

  1. 1

    Nanochemistry and Nanoengineering, Institute for Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Kaiserstrasse 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany

  3. 3

    Multicomponent materials, Institute for Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Kaiserstrasse 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany

*Nanochemistry and Nanoengineering, Institute for Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kiel, Kaiserstrasse 2, 24143 Kiel, Germany.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 NOV 2011
  2. Article first published online: 14 OCT 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 22 AUG 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 11 JUL 2011

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Keywords:

  • perfect absorber;
  • nanocomposite;
  • plasmonic metamaterials;
  • impedance matching
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The design and fabrication of a plasmonic black absorber with almost 100% absorbance spanning a broad range of frequencies from ultraviolet (UV) to the near infrared (NIR) is demonstrated. The perfect plasmonic absorber is achieved by a combination of a metal film with suitable metal/dielectric nanocomposites. Our fabrication technique is simple, versatile, cost-effective, and compatible with current industrial methods for solar absorber production.

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