Graphene Hybrid Metasurfaces for Mid-Infrared Molecular Sensors

This research was funded by the ERDF PostDoctoral Research Project No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/4/20/740 (Towards a Universal Lab-on-Chip Sensor from a Single Graphene Sheet: from Photodetection to Biosensing), EU CAMART2 project (European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508) and Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova (Large area CVD graphene-based sensors/IR-photodetectors 2020-00797). The APC was funded by the ERDF Project No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/4/20/740.We integrated graphene with asymmetric metal metasurfaces and optimised the geometry dependent photoresponse towards optoelectronic molecular sensor devices. Through careful tuning and characterisation, combining finite-difference time-domain simulations, electron-beam lithography-based nanofabrication, and micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, we achieved precise control over the mid-infrared peak response wavelengths, transmittance, and reflectance. Our methods enabled simple, reproducible and targeted mid-infrared molecular sensing over a wide range of geometrical parameters. With ultimate minimization potential down to atomic thicknesses and a diverse range of complimentary nanomaterial combinations, we anticipate a high impact potential of these technologies for environmental monitoring, threat detection, and point of care diagnostics. © 2023 by the authors. --//-- Yager T., Chikvaidze G., Wang Q., Fu Y.; Graphene Hybrid Metasurfaces for Mid-Infrared Molecular Sensors; (2023) Nanomaterials, 13 (14), art. no. 2113; DOI: 10.3390/nano13142113. Published under the CC BY 4.0 licence.Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova 2020-00797; ERDF PostDoctoral Research Project No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/4/20/740; Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART2

Modified graphene sheet stacks for hydrogen binding

Results are partially obtained using infrastructure of Lithuanian Energy Institute with support of COST Action MP1103 “Nanostructured materials for solid-state hydrogen storage”. Latvian National Research program IMIS2 is greatly acknowledged for financial supportGraphene sheet stacks were obtained using electrochemical exfoliation method. The morphology, distribution of elements and structure of the obtained samples were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller methods. The graphene sheet stacks mostly have been formed with open stack structures having surface area of 124 m2/g. Mg intercalation in graphene sheet structures was obtained adding MgCl2 during exfoliation process. Hydrogen desorption were measured in the temperature range 100 – 473 K at the pressure 2 bar reaching maximal desorbed hydrogen amount of 0.12 – 0.43 wt.%.European Cooperation in Science and Technology MP1103; Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART

Synthesis and vibration spectroscopy of nano-sized manganese oxides

The present study has been supported by the Latvian National Research Program IMIS2. One of us, IS, was supported by MES RF RFMEFI61615X0064.X-ray diffraction, micro-Raman and the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies as well as magnetometry measurements were performed on nanosized manganese oxides to probe their phase composition and magnetic properties. It was shown that the XRD method is less sensitive to phase composition of manganese oxide samples than spectroscopic methods. While in some samples the XRD method recognised only the manganosite MnO phase, the Raman and FT-IR methods revealed additionally the presence of the hausmannite Mn3O4 phase.Ministry of Education and Science RF RFMEFI61615X0064; Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART

Synthesis and vibration spectroscopy of nano-sized manganese oxides

The present study has been supported by the Latvian National Research Program IMIS2. One of us, IS, was supported by MES RF RFMEFI61615X0064.X-ray diffraction, micro-Raman and the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies as well as magnetometry measurements were performed on nanosized manganese oxides to probe their phase composition and magnetic properties. It was shown that the XRD method is less sensitive to phase composition of manganese oxide samples than spectroscopic methods. While in some samples the XRD method recognised only the manganosite MnO phase, the Raman and FT-IR methods revealed additionally the presence of the hausmannite Mn3O4 phase.Ministry of Education and Science RF RFMEFI61615X0064; Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART

Extractive-Pyrolytic Method for Au/MeOx Nanocomposites Production

Extractive-Pyrolytic Method for Au/MeOx Nanocomposites Productio

Time-Resolved FDTD and Experimental FTIR Study of Gold Micropatch Arrays for Wavelength-Selective Mid-Infrared Optical Coupling

Infrared radiation reflection and transmission of a single layer of gold micropatch two-dimensional arrays, of patch length ∼1.0 μm and width ∼0.2 μm, have been carefully studied by a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Through precision design of the micropatch array structure geometry, we achieve a significantly enhanced reflectance (85%), a substantial diffraction (10%), and a much reduced transmittance (5%) for an array of only 15% surface metal coverage. This results in an efficient far-field optical coupling with promising practical implications for efficient mid-infrared photodetectors. Most importantly we find that the propagating electromagnetic fields are transiently concentrated around the gold micropatch array in a time duration of tens of ns, providing us with a novel efficient near-field optical coupling

Modified Graphene Sheet Stacks for Hydrogen Binding

<p>Graphene sheet stacks were obtained using electrochemical exfoliation method. The morphology, distribution of elements and structure of the obtained samples were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller methods. The graphene sheet stacks mostly have been formed with open stack structures having surface area of 124 m²/g. Mg intercalation in graphene sheet structures was obtained adding MgCl₂ during exfoliation process. Hydrogen desorption were measured in the temperature range 100–473 K at the pressure 2 bar reaching maximal desorbed hydrogen amount of 0.12–0.43 wt.%.</p><p>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.23.1.13729">http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.23.1.13729</a></p