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Colorful InAs Nanowire Arrays: From Strong to Weak Absorption with Geometrical Tuning.

Wu, Phillip LU ; Anttu, Nicklas LU ; Xu, Hongqi LU ; Samuelson, Lars LU and Pistol, Mats-Erik LU (2012) In Nano Letters 12(4). p.1990-1995
Abstract
One-dimensional nanostructure arrays can show fascinatingly different, tunable optical response compared to bulk systems. Here we study theoretically and demonstrate experimentally how to engineer the reflection and absorption of light in epitaxially grown vertical arrays of InAs nanowires (NWs). A striking observation is optically visible colors of the array, which we show can be tuned depending on the geometrical parameters of the array. Specifically, larger diameter NW arrays absorb light more effectively out to a longer wavelength compared to smaller diameter arrays. Thus, controlling the diameter provides a way to tune the optically observable color of an array. We also find that arrays with a larger amount of InAs material reflect... (More)
One-dimensional nanostructure arrays can show fascinatingly different, tunable optical response compared to bulk systems. Here we study theoretically and demonstrate experimentally how to engineer the reflection and absorption of light in epitaxially grown vertical arrays of InAs nanowires (NWs). A striking observation is optically visible colors of the array, which we show can be tuned depending on the geometrical parameters of the array. Specifically, larger diameter NW arrays absorb light more effectively out to a longer wavelength compared to smaller diameter arrays. Thus, controlling the diameter provides a way to tune the optically observable color of an array. We also find that arrays with a larger amount of InAs material reflect less light (or absorb more light) than arrays with less material. On the basis of these two trends, InAs NW arrays can be designed to absorb light either much more or much less efficiently than a thin film of an effective medium containing the same amount of InAs as the NW array. The tunable absorption and low area filling factor of the NW arrays compared to thin film bode well for III-V photovoltaics and photodetection. (Less)
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4
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1990 - 1995
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1530-6992
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10.1021/nl204552v
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English
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  author       = {{Wu, Phillip and Anttu, Nicklas and Xu, Hongqi and Samuelson, Lars and Pistol, Mats-Erik}},
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  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
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  title        = {{Colorful InAs Nanowire Arrays: From Strong to Weak Absorption with Geometrical Tuning.}},
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  doi          = {{10.1021/nl204552v}},
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