Plasmonic transparent conductors

Andreas C. Liapis; Matthew Y. Sfeir; Charles T. Black

doi:10.1117/12.2238469

17 September 2016 Plasmonic transparent conductors

Andreas C. Liapis, Matthew Y. Sfeir, Charles T. Black

Proceedings Volume 9921, Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIV; 992138 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238469
Event: SPIE Nanoscience + Engineering, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Many of today’s technological applications, such as solar cells, light-emitting diodes, displays, and touch screens, require materials that are simultaneously optically transparent and electrically conducting. Here we explore transparent conductors based on the excitation of surface plasmons in nanostructured metal films. We measure both the optical and electrical properties of films perforated with nanometer-scale features and optimize the design parameters in order to maximize optical transmission without sacrificing electrical conductivity. We demonstrate that plasmonic transparent conductors can out-perform indium tin oxide in terms of both their transparency and their conductivity.

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Andreas C. Liapis, Matthew Y. Sfeir, and Charles T. Black "Plasmonic transparent conductors", Proc. SPIE 9921, Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIV, 992138 (17 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238469

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