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Ultrathin 2?nm gold as impedance-matched absorber for infrared light.

ABSTRACT: Thermal detectors are a cornerstone of infrared and terahertz technology due to their broad spectral range. These detectors call for efficient absorbers with a broad spectral response and minimal thermal mass. A common approach is based on impedance-matching the sheet resistance of a thin metallic film to half the free-space impedance. Thereby, one can achieve a wavelength-independent absorptivity of up to 50%. However, existing absorber films typically require a thickness of the order of tens of nanometers, which can significantly deteriorate the response of a thermal transducer. Here, we present the application of ultrathin gold (2?nm) on top of a surfactant layer of oxidized copper as an effective infrared absorber. An almost wavelength-independent and long-time stable absorptivity of 47(3)%, ranging from 2 ?m to 20 ?m, can be obtained. The presented absorber allows for a significant improvement of infrared/terahertz technologies in general and thermal detectors in particular.

SUBMITTER: Luhmann N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7195431 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ultrathin 2 nm gold as impedance-matched absorber for infrared light.

Luhmann Niklas N Høj Dennis D Piller Markus M Kähler Hendrik H Chien Miao-Hsuan MH West Robert G RG Andersen Ulrik Lund UL Schmid Silvan S

Nature communications 20200501 1

Thermal detectors are a cornerstone of infrared and terahertz technology due to their broad spectral range. These detectors call for efficient absorbers with a broad spectral response and minimal thermal mass. A common approach is based on impedance-matching the sheet resistance of a thin metallic film to half the free-space impedance. Thereby, one can achieve a wavelength-independent absorptivity of up to 50%. However, existing absorber films typically require a thickness of the order of tens o ...[more]

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