Title :
Metal nitrides for plasmonic applications
Author :
Naik, Gururaj V. ; Schroeder, Jeremy ; Guler, Urcan ; Ni, Xingjie ; Kildishev, Alexander V. ; Sands, Timothy D. ; Boltasseva, Alexandra
Author_Institution :
Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
Metal nitrides as alternatives to metals such as gold could offer many advantages when used as plasmonic material. We show that transition metal nitrides can replace metals providing equally good optical performance for many plasmonic applications.
Keywords :
hafnium compounds; nanoparticles; surface plasmon resonance; tantalum compounds; thin films; titanium compounds; zirconium compounds; HfN; TaN; TiN; ZrN; gold; optical performance; plasmonic material; transition metal nitrides; Dielectrics; Gold; Optical films; Plasmons; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
