Gerasimov, V.V.; Hafizov, R.R.; Kuznetsov, S.A.; Lazorskiy, P.A. Exploiting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances in Subwavelength Spiral Disks for THz Thin Film Sensing. Appl. Sci.2020, 10, 3595.
Gerasimov, V.V.; Hafizov, R.R.; Kuznetsov, S.A.; Lazorskiy, P.A. Exploiting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances in Subwavelength Spiral Disks for THz Thin Film Sensing. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 3595.
Gerasimov, V.V.; Hafizov, R.R.; Kuznetsov, S.A.; Lazorskiy, P.A. Exploiting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances in Subwavelength Spiral Disks for THz Thin Film Sensing. Appl. Sci.2020, 10, 3595.
Gerasimov, V.V.; Hafizov, R.R.; Kuznetsov, S.A.; Lazorskiy, P.A. Exploiting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances in Subwavelength Spiral Disks for THz Thin Film Sensing. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 3595.
Abstract
In this paper, we study the sensing performance of metasurfaces comprised by spiral-disk-shaped metallic elements patterned on polypropylene substrates, which exhibit localized surface plasmon resonances in the low-frequency region of the THz spectrum (0.2-0.5 THz). Optimal designs of spiral disks with C-shaped resonators placed near the disks were determined and fabricated. The experimentally measured transmittance spectra of samples coated with very thin photoresistive layers (d ~ 10-4-10-3λ) showed good agreement with simulations. The resonance frequency shift Δfincreases with increasing d, while saturating near d = 50 µm. The narrow-band magnetic dark modes excited on symmetrical spiral disks with a 90⁰-C-resonator demonstrated very high FOM values reaching 1670 [RIU·mm]-1 at 0.3μm-thick analyte. The hybrid high order resonances excited on asymmetrical densely packed spiral disks showed about two times larger FOM values (up to 2950 [RIU·mm]-1) as compared to symmetrical distantly spaced spirals that resembles the best FOM results found in literature for metasurfaces fabricated with a similar technique. The demonstrated high sensing performance of spiral disks is evaluated to be promising for bio-sensing applications in the THz range.
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