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Area of Science:

  • Terahertz (THz) technology
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Nanophotonics

Background:

  • Developing novel sensing detectors is crucial for advanced applications.
  • Bulk Dirac semimetals (BDS) offer unique electronic and optical properties.
  • Existing detectors often lack tunability and high sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and simulate a tunable sensing detector based on BDS.
  • To achieve high absorption efficiency and frequency tunability.
  • To evaluate the detector's sensitivity and accuracy for refractive index sensing.

Main Methods:

  • Finite element method (FEM) simulations in the frequency domain.
  • Analysis of absorption peaks using random phase approximation theory.
  • Investigation of device performance under varying Fermi levels and incident angles.

Main Results:

  • Achieved three perfect absorption peaks (>99.8%) in the 2.4-5.2 THz range.
  • Demonstrated good angular insensitivity with 90% absorption up to 60° incident angle.
  • Realized frequency-tunable sensing (3.90-4.56 THz) with >96% absorption efficiency.
  • Obtained maximum sensitivity of 238.0 GHz/RIU and detection accuracy of 6.5.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed BDS-based detector offers high performance and tunability.
  • The device shows significant potential for space detection and high-sensitivity biosensing.
  • The study highlights the utility of BDS in advanced THz sensing applications.