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Characterization of Silver Nanowire Layers in the Terahertz Frequency Range.

ABSTRACT: Thin layers of silver nanowires are commonly studied for transparent electronics. However, reports of their terahertz (THz) properties are scarce. Here, we present the electrical and optical properties of thin silver nanowire layers with increasing densities at THz frequencies. We demonstrate that the absorbance, transmittance and reflectance of the metal nanowire layers in the frequency range of 0.2 THz to 1.3 THz is non-monotonic and depends on the nanowire dimensions and filling factor. We also present and validate a theoretical approach describing well the experimental results and allowing the fitting of the THz response of the nanowire layers by a Drude-Smith model of conductivity. Our results pave the way toward the application of silver nanowires as a prospective material for transparent and conductive coatings, and printable antennas operating in the terahertz range-significant for future wireless communication devices.

SUBMITTER: Przewloka A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8658758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Characterization of Silver Nanowire Layers in the Terahertz Frequency Range.

Przewłoka Aleksandra A Smirnov Serguei S Nefedova Irina I Krajewska Aleksandra A Nefedov Igor S IS Demchenko Petr S PS Zykov Dmitry V DV Chebotarev Valentin S VS But Dmytro B DB Stelmaszczyk Kamil K Dub Maksym M Zasada Dariusz D Lisauskas Alvydas A Oberhammer Joachim J Khodzitsky Mikhail K MK Knap Wojciech W Lioubtchenko Dmitri D

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20211202 23

Thin layers of silver nanowires are commonly studied for transparent electronics. However, reports of their terahertz (THz) properties are scarce. Here, we present the electrical and optical properties of thin silver nanowire layers with increasing densities at THz frequencies. We demonstrate that the absorbance, transmittance and reflectance of the metal nanowire layers in the frequency range of 0.2 THz to 1.3 THz is non-monotonic and depends on the nanowire dimensions and filling factor. We al ...[more]

PMID: 34885553

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Characterization of Silver Nanowire Layers in the Terahertz Frequency Range.

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Characterization of Silver Nanowire Layers in the Terahertz Frequency Range.

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