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Chinese Optics> 2020> 13(6): 1362-1384.

WANG Hao-bing, TAO Jin, LV Jin-guang, MENG De-jia, LI Yang, ZHAO Yong-zhou, WANG Jia-xian, ZHANG Jun, QIN Yu-xin, WANG Wei-biao, LIANG Jing-qiu. Absorption enhancement of silicon via localized surface plasmons resonance in blue band[J]. Chinese Optics, 2020, 13(6): 1362-1384. doi: 10.37188/CO.2020-0056

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WANG Hao-bing, TAO Jin, LV Jin-guang, MENG De-jia, LI Yang, ZHAO Yong-zhou, WANG Jia-xian, ZHANG Jun, QIN Yu-xin, WANG Wei-biao, LIANG Jing-qiu. Absorption enhancement of silicon via localized surface plasmons resonance in blue band[J].Chinese Optics, 2020, 13(6): 1362-1384.doi:10.37188/CO.2020-0056

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WANG Hao-bing, TAO Jin, LV Jin-guang, MENG De-jia, LI Yang, ZHAO Yong-zhou, WANG Jia-xian, ZHANG Jun, QIN Yu-xin, WANG Wei-biao, LIANG Jing-qiu. Absorption enhancement of silicon via localized surface plasmons resonance in blue band[J].Chinese Optics, 2020, 13(6): 1362-1384.doi:10.37188/CO.2020-0056

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Absorption enhancement of silicon via localized surface plasmons resonance in blue band

doi:10.37188/CO.2020-0056

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State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Visible Light Communication Engineering Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China

Funds:Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB1801900), Science and Technology Plan of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2016B010111003) and Development of Science and Technology Plan of Jilin Province, China (Grant No. 20180801024GX and No. 20190302062GX), the Youth Innovation Promotion Association Foundation (NO. 2018254), the State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics 2019 Open Foundation (SKLAO: 201908)

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Wang Haobing (1994—), male, born in Songyuan City, Jilin province, Master Degree Candidate. In 2017, he graduated from Changchun University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree. He is now a graduate student of Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is mainly engaged in the research of nanophotonics and semiconductor photodetectors. E-mail:996490955@qq.com
Wang Weibiao (1962—), male, born in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu province. He is a doctor, researcher and doctoral supervisor. He received his doctor’s degree from Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999. Now he is a researcher of this institute. He is mainly engaged in the research of photonic crystal and micro-nano photonics, LED array chip integration and application, field emission materials and electron emission characteristics. E-mail:wangwb@ciomp.ac.cn
Liang Jingqiu (1962—), female, born in Changchun City, Jilin Province. She is a doctor, researcher and doctoral supervisor. In 2003, she received her doctor's degree from Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Now she is a researcher of this institute. She is mainly engaged in the research of micro/nano optical structures, devices and systems, infrared spectrum/imaging spectrum and infrared optical instruments, micro LED microdisplay chip and its application, and visible light communication devices and systems. E-mail:liangjq@ciomp.ac.cn
Corresponding author:wangwb@ciomp.ac.cn;liangjq@ciomp.ac.cn
Received Date:02 Apr 2020
Rev Recd Date:27 Apr 2020

Available Online:22 Oct 2020

Publish Date:01 Dec 2020

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Abstract

To enhance the blue light absorption of silicon, an array of silver nanoparticles(Ag-NPs) was designed so that they create Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance(LSPR) near the surface of silicon(Si). The properties of the enhanced optical absorption of silicon in the blue band were then observed and researched. The blue-light absorption characteristic of silicon in the Ag-NPs/Silicon composite structure were calculated using the Finite-Difference-Time-Domain (FDTD) method. The results indicated that the metallic nanoparticles' extinction capability was related to its geometric parameters and the resonance intensity and peak wavelength can be tuned according to different geometric parameters of Ag-NPs including radius, height and period. At a resonance peak wavelength of 465 nm, the optical absorption of Si in the composite structure (Ag-NPs/Si) rises from 59% to 94% with an array of radius r= 18.5 nm, a height H= 45.0 nm and a period P= 49.0 nm. It concluded that the light absorption gain was 0.57 and photogenerated carriers had a gain factor of 0.53 due to the enhanced light absorption of Si via LSPR in blue band. The results provide a significant reference for the enhancement of the blue-light absorption properties in silicon based on the LSPR effect and the design of a silicon-photodetector with a visible wide spectral resoponse.
- localized surface plasmon,
- silicon,
- blue light,
- absorptivity,
- FDTD method

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