Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics

Interest in gallium (Ga) is growing rapidly, thanks in part to its wide spectral tunability and its intriguing temperature-dependent polymorphism. In order to exploit and control phase-change plasmonics in the liquid and solid phases of Ga, an accurate understanding of the dielectric functions for e...

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Autores: Gutiérrez Vela, Yael|||0000-0002-1604-7968, Losurdo, María, García Fernández, Pablo (físico)|||0000-0002-4901-0811, Sainz de la Maza Kaufmann, Marta, González Fernández, Francisco|||0000-0002-2944-4903, Brown, April S., Everitt, Henry O., Junquera Quintana, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9957-8982, Moreno Gracia, Fernando|||0000-0003-3171-7285
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/33211
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10902/33211
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gallium
Plasmonics
Nanoparticle
Phase change
Polymorphism
Spectroscopic ellipsometry
Dielectric function
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spelling Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonicsGutiérrez Vela, Yael|||0000-0002-1604-7968Losurdo, MaríaGarcía Fernández, Pablo (físico)|||0000-0002-4901-0811Sainz de la Maza Kaufmann, MartaGonzález Fernández, Francisco|||0000-0002-2944-4903Brown, April S.Everitt, Henry O.Junquera Quintana, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9957-8982Moreno Gracia, Fernando|||0000-0003-3171-7285GalliumPlasmonicsNanoparticlePhase changePolymorphismSpectroscopic ellipsometryDielectric functionInterest in gallium (Ga) is growing rapidly, thanks in part to its wide spectral tunability and its intriguing temperature-dependent polymorphism. In order to exploit and control phase-change plasmonics in the liquid and solid phases of Ga, an accurate understanding of the dielectric functions for each Ga phase is needed. We present a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of the crystal structure, band structure, and dielectric function of the several Ga phases (liquid, α, β, γ, δ), showing that the selective presence of flat bands in the vecinity of the Fermi energy is crucial to understand the metallicity of each phase. The dielectric function obtained through first principles calculations is compared with experimental measurements obtained by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Cooling liquid Ga always produces a mixture of phases, and we demonstrate how the volume fraction of each phase may be deduced from these pure phase dielectric functions and an analysis of the measured spectra using a Bruggeman effective medium approximation. Figures of merit are presented, and applications of Ga polymorphism are discussed for propagating and localized surface plasmon resonances in Ga thin films and nanostructures, respectively. This research can have important implications on the phase change control for plasmonics/photonic applications with gallium.M.L. acknowledges the support of the European Commission under the H2020 grant TWINFUSYON (GA692034). Y.G. and F.M. acknowledges the support by the Army Research Laboratory under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-17-2-0023 and by SODERCAN (Sociedad para el Desarrollo de Cantabria) through the Research Vicerrectorate of the University of Cantabria. Y.G. thanks the University of Cantabria for her FPU grant. P.G.-F. and J.J. acknowledge financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through grant number FIS2015-64886-C5-2-P, and P.G.-F. acknowledges support from Ramón y Cajal grant no. RyC-2013-12515.John Wiley and Sons Inc.Universidad de Cantabria20192019-07-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501NAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10902/33211Advanced Optical Materials, 2019, 7(13), 1900307reponame:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabriainstname:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/332112026-06-02T12:39:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
title Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
spellingShingle Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
Gutiérrez Vela, Yael|||0000-0002-1604-7968
Gallium
Plasmonics
Nanoparticle
Phase change
Polymorphism
Spectroscopic ellipsometry
Dielectric function
title_short Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
title_full Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
title_fullStr Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
title_full_unstemmed Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
title_sort Gallium polymorphs: phase-dependent plasmonics
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gutiérrez Vela, Yael|||0000-0002-1604-7968
Losurdo, María
García Fernández, Pablo (físico)|||0000-0002-4901-0811
Sainz de la Maza Kaufmann, Marta
González Fernández, Francisco|||0000-0002-2944-4903
Brown, April S.
Everitt, Henry O.
Junquera Quintana, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9957-8982
Moreno Gracia, Fernando|||0000-0003-3171-7285
author Gutiérrez Vela, Yael|||0000-0002-1604-7968
author_facet Gutiérrez Vela, Yael|||0000-0002-1604-7968
Losurdo, María
García Fernández, Pablo (físico)|||0000-0002-4901-0811
Sainz de la Maza Kaufmann, Marta
González Fernández, Francisco|||0000-0002-2944-4903
Brown, April S.
Everitt, Henry O.
Junquera Quintana, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9957-8982
Moreno Gracia, Fernando|||0000-0003-3171-7285
author_role author
author2 Losurdo, María
García Fernández, Pablo (físico)|||0000-0002-4901-0811
Sainz de la Maza Kaufmann, Marta
González Fernández, Francisco|||0000-0002-2944-4903
Brown, April S.
Everitt, Henry O.
Junquera Quintana, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9957-8982
Moreno Gracia, Fernando|||0000-0003-3171-7285
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author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad de Cantabria
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Gallium
Plasmonics
Nanoparticle
Phase change
Polymorphism
Spectroscopic ellipsometry
Dielectric function
topic Gallium
Plasmonics
Nanoparticle
Phase change
Polymorphism
Spectroscopic ellipsometry
Dielectric function
description Interest in gallium (Ga) is growing rapidly, thanks in part to its wide spectral tunability and its intriguing temperature-dependent polymorphism. In order to exploit and control phase-change plasmonics in the liquid and solid phases of Ga, an accurate understanding of the dielectric functions for each Ga phase is needed. We present a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of the crystal structure, band structure, and dielectric function of the several Ga phases (liquid, α, β, γ, δ), showing that the selective presence of flat bands in the vecinity of the Fermi energy is crucial to understand the metallicity of each phase. The dielectric function obtained through first principles calculations is compared with experimental measurements obtained by spectroscopic ellipsometry. Cooling liquid Ga always produces a mixture of phases, and we demonstrate how the volume fraction of each phase may be deduced from these pure phase dielectric functions and an analysis of the measured spectra using a Bruggeman effective medium approximation. Figures of merit are presented, and applications of Ga polymorphism are discussed for propagating and localized surface plasmon resonances in Ga thin films and nanostructures, respectively. This research can have important implications on the phase change control for plasmonics/photonic applications with gallium.
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dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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