Numerical study of an efficient broadband metamaterial absorber in visible light region
Authors: Tran Sy Tuan, Nguyen Thi Kim Thu, Nguyen Thi Minh, Lam Quang Hieu, Nguyen Hong Quang, Duong Ngoc Huyen, Hugo Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa
Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Nanomaterial and Application, Binh Thuan, Vietnam, Nov 6-9th 2019, p385-388
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Publishing year: 2019
We report a numerical study of a broadband metamaterial absorber in visible light region by utilizing a single layer of metal-dielectric-metal configuration. The absorption bandwidth and absorption performances are tailored by varying the resonator shapes and metal materials. The absorption bandwidth of the proposed MA structure is enhanced significantly with decreasing the order of rotational symmetry of the resonator shape. Using gold configuration, the 2-fold symmetry MA structure based on the double-sized axe (DSA) shaped resonator exhibits the broadband absorption response over the entire visible light and apart of infrared spectrum range from 320 nm to 982 nm with absorptivity above 90% for both transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarizations. The physical mechanism of broadband absorption is explained by the current, electric and magnetic distributions, significantly affected by the propagating surface (PSP) and localized surface plasmon (LSP) resonances. Furthermore, the high absorber performances of the 2-fold symmetry MA structure can be obtained over entire visible light region (400 nm - 700nm) for both noble metal of gold and low-cost metal of nickel configurations, indicating the proposed absorber is a promising candidate for low-cost and large-scale fabricate device operated in visible light region.