Optical meta-films of alumina nanowire arrays for solar evaporation and optoelectronic devices (Conference Presentation)

Kyoungsik Kim; Kyuyoung Bae; Gumin Kang; Seunghwa Baek

doi:10.1117/12.2266429

8 June 2017 Optical meta-films of alumina nanowire arrays for solar evaporation and optoelectronic devices (Conference Presentation)

Kyoungsik Kim, Kyuyoung Bae, Gumin Kang, Seunghwa Baek

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Proceedings Volume 10227, Metamaterials XI; 102270M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2266429
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

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Nanowires with metallic or dielectric materials have received considerable interest in many research fields for optical and optoelectronic devices. Metal nanowires have been extensively studied due to the high optical and electrical properties and dielectric nanowires are also investigated owing to the multiple scattering of light. In this research, we report optical meta-films of alumina nanowire arrays with nanometer scale diameters by fabrication method of self-aggregate process. The aluminum oxide nanowires are transparent from ultraviolet to near infrared wavelength regions and array structures have strong diffusive light scattering. We integrate those optical properties from the material and structure, and produce efficient an optical haze meta-film which has high transparency and transmission haze at the same time. The film enhances efficiencies of optical devices by applying on complete products, such as organic solar cells and LEDs, because of an expanded optical path length and light trapping in active layers maintaining high transparency. On the other hands, the meta-film also produces solar steam by sputtering metal on the aluminum oxide nanowire arrays. The nanowire array film with metal coating exhibits ultrabroadband light absorption from ultraviolet to mid-infrared range which is caused by nanofocusing of plasmons. The meta-film efficiently produces water steam under the solar light by metal-coated alumina arrays which have high light-to-heat conversion efficiency. The design, fabrication, and evaluation of our light management platforms and their applications of the meta-films will be introduced.

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Kyoungsik Kim, Kyuyoung Bae, Gumin Kang, and Seunghwa Baek "Optical meta-films of alumina nanowire arrays for solar evaporation and optoelectronic devices (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10227, Metamaterials XI, 102270M (8 June 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2266429

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Nanowires

Metals

Optoelectronic devices

Air contamination

Dielectrics

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