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  • Optoelectronics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Metasurface absorbers offer tunable light absorption properties.
  • Efficient light absorption is crucial for optoelectronic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically propose and demonstrate a novel semiconductor metasurface light absorber.
  • To achieve multi-band perfect absorption with polarization independence.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulation of a metasurface composed of silicon patches on a silicon thin-film atop a silver substrate.
  • Analysis of Mie resonances and cavity modes for light absorption.

Main Results:

  • Achieved maximal absorption above 99.5% across multiple frequency bands.
  • Demonstrated polarization-independent absorption.
  • Showcased scalability of absorption by tuning structural parameters.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed semiconductor metasurface absorber exhibits excellent performance.
  • The design is suitable for applications in hot-electron excitation and photo-detection.