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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Tunable High-Sensitivity Four-Frequency Refractive Index Sensor Based on Graphene Metamaterial.

Xu Bao, Shujun Yu, Wenqiang Lu, Zhiqiang Hao, Zao Yi, Shubo Cheng, Bin Tang, Jianguo Zhang, Chaojun Tang, Yougen Yi

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10 authors.

Xu BaoJoint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Process Testing Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
Shujun YuKey Laboratory of Metallurgical Equipment and Control Technology of the Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Wenqiang LuJoint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Process Testing Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
Zhiqiang HaoKey Laboratory of Metallurgical Equipment and Control Technology of the Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Zao YiJoint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Process Testing Technology of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7019-7481
Shubo ChengSchool of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2565-6669
Bin TangSchool of Microelectronics and Control Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6871-1966
Jianguo ZhangDepartment of Physics, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9812-3807
Chaojun TangCollege of Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Yougen YiCollege of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As graphene-related technology advances, the benefits of graphene metamaterials become more apparent. In this study, a surface-isolated exciton-based absorber is built by running relevant simulations on graphene, which can achieve more than 98% perfect absorption at multiple frequencies in the MWIR (MediumWavelength Infra-Red (MWIR) band as compared to the typical absorber. The absorber consists of three layers: the bottom layer is gold, the middle layer is dielectric, and the top layer is patterned with graphene. Tunability was achieved by electrically altering graphene's Fermi energy, hence the position of the absorption peak. The influence of graphene's relaxation time on the sensor is discussed. Due to the symmetry of its structure, different angles of light source incidence have little effect on the absorption rate, leading to polarization insensitivity, especially for TE waves, and this absorber has polarization insensitivity at ultra-wide-angle degrees. The sensor is characterized by its tunability, polarisation insensitivity, and high sensitivity, with a sensitivity of up to 21.60 THz/refractive index unit (RIU). This paper demonstrates the feasibility of the multi-frequency sensor and provides a theoretical basis for the realization of the multi-frequency sensor. This makes it possible to apply it to high-sensitivity sensors.

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graphenehigh sensitivitymulti-frequency sensorpolarization insensitivitytunability

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PMID38676275
PMCPMC11054719

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