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Enhanced structural color generation in aluminum metamaterials coated with a thin polymer layer

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OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 23, Issue 19, Pages 25329-25339

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OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.025329

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  1. University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Intercampus Research Program
  2. Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
  3. 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
  4. National Science Foundation [CBET-1402743]
  5. U.S. Army Research Office Award [W911NF-15-1-0477]
  6. Materials Research Center at Missouri ST
  7. Center for Nanoscale Materials, a U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences User Facility [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
  8. Directorate For Engineering
  9. Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [1402743] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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A high-resolution and angle-insensitive structural color generation platform is demonstrated based on triple-layer aluminum-silica-aluminum metamaterials supporting surface plasmon resonances tunable across the entire visible spectrum. The color performances of the fabricated aluminum metamaterials can be strongly enhanced by coating a thin transparent polymer layer on top. The results show that the presence of the polymer layer induces a better impedance matching for the plasmonic resonances to the free space so that strong light absorption can be obtained, leading to the generation of pure colors in cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) with high color saturation. (C) 2015 Optical Society of America

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