Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure

A dual-controlled tunable broadband terahertz absorber based on a hybrid graphene-Dirac semimetal structure is designed and studied. Owing to the flexible tunability of the surface conductivity of graphene and relative permittivity of Dirac semimetal, the absorption bandwidth can be tuned independen...

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Main Authors: Jiali Wu, Xueguang Yuan, Yangan Zhang, Xin Yan, Xia Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/12/1096
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spelling doaj-db165a062cf74d9399ec9ebfbfbc67542020-12-12T00:02:30ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2020-12-01111096109610.3390/mi11121096Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal StructureJiali Wu0Xueguang Yuan1Yangan Zhang2Xin Yan3Xia Zhang4State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, ChinaA dual-controlled tunable broadband terahertz absorber based on a hybrid graphene-Dirac semimetal structure is designed and studied. Owing to the flexible tunability of the surface conductivity of graphene and relative permittivity of Dirac semimetal, the absorption bandwidth can be tuned independently or jointly by shifting the Fermi energy through chemical doping or applying gate voltage. Under normal incidence, the device exhibits a high absorption larger than 90% over a broad range of 4.06–10.7 THz for both TE and TM polarizations. Moreover, the absorber is insensitive to incident angles, yielding a high absorption over 90% at a large incident angle of 60° and 70° for TE and TM modes, respectively. The structure shows great potential in miniaturized ultra-broadband terahertz absorbers and related applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/12/1096absorbergrapheneDirac semimetaldual-controlledbroadband
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author Jiali Wu
Xueguang Yuan
Yangan Zhang
Xin Yan
Xia Zhang
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Xueguang Yuan
Yangan Zhang
Xin Yan
Xia Zhang
Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure
Micromachines
absorber
graphene
Dirac semimetal
dual-controlled
broadband
author_facet Jiali Wu
Xueguang Yuan
Yangan Zhang
Xin Yan
Xia Zhang
author_sort Jiali Wu
title Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure
title_short Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure
title_full Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure
title_fullStr Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure
title_full_unstemmed Dual-Tunable Broadband Terahertz Absorber Based on a Hybrid Graphene-Dirac Semimetal Structure
title_sort dual-tunable broadband terahertz absorber based on a hybrid graphene-dirac semimetal structure
publisher MDPI AG
series Micromachines
issn 2072-666X
publishDate 2020-12-01
description A dual-controlled tunable broadband terahertz absorber based on a hybrid graphene-Dirac semimetal structure is designed and studied. Owing to the flexible tunability of the surface conductivity of graphene and relative permittivity of Dirac semimetal, the absorption bandwidth can be tuned independently or jointly by shifting the Fermi energy through chemical doping or applying gate voltage. Under normal incidence, the device exhibits a high absorption larger than 90% over a broad range of 4.06–10.7 THz for both TE and TM polarizations. Moreover, the absorber is insensitive to incident angles, yielding a high absorption over 90% at a large incident angle of 60° and 70° for TE and TM modes, respectively. The structure shows great potential in miniaturized ultra-broadband terahertz absorbers and related applications.
topic absorber
graphene
Dirac semimetal
dual-controlled
broadband
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/12/1096
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