Exploiting the natural instability in thin and flexible dielectric solid films for sensing and photonic applications – INVITED

Flexible and stretchable photonics are emerging fields aiming to develop novel applications where the devices need to conform to uneven surfaces or whenever lightness and reduced thickness are major requirements. However, owing to the relatively small refractive index of transparent soft matter, the...

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Veröffentlicht in:EPJ Web of conferences 2023, Vol.287, p.5005
Hauptverfasser: Granchi, Nicoletta, Fagiani, Luca, Barri, Chiara, Modaresialam, Mehrnaz, Gherardi, Michele, Gatta Zini, Angelo, Squeo, Benedetta Maria, Pasini, Mariacecilia, Chiappini, Andrea, Pasquardini, Laura, Fedorov, Alexey, Abbarchi, Marco, Vincenti, Maria Antonietta, Intonti, Francesca, Bollani, Monica
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Zusammenfassung:Flexible and stretchable photonics are emerging fields aiming to develop novel applications where the devices need to conform to uneven surfaces or whenever lightness and reduced thickness are major requirements. However, owing to the relatively small refractive index of transparent soft matter, these materials are not well adapted for light management at visible and near-infrared frequencies. Here we demonstrate simple, low cost and efficient protocols for fabricating Si 1−x Ge x -based, sub-micrometric dielectric antennas with ensuing hybrid integration into different plastic supports. The dielectric antennas are realized exploiting the natural instability of thin solid films to form regular patterns of monocrystalline atomically smooth silicon and germanium nanostructures. Efficient protocols for encapsulating them into flexible and transparent, organic supports are investigated and validated. We benchmark the optical quality of the antennas with light scattering measurements, demonstrating the control of the islands structural colour and the onset of sharp Mie modes after encapsulation.
ISSN:2100-014X
2100-014X
DOI:10.1051/epjconf/202328705005