Low-Cost and Large-Area Strain Sensors Based on Plasmonic Fano Resonances

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dc.contributor.authorLutolf, F.
dc.contributor.authorCasari, D.
dc.contributor.authorGallinet, B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-09T12:57:07Z
dc.date.available2021-12-09T12:57:07Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis study presents a strain sensor based on plasmonic Fano resonances. The investigated system consists of U-shaped aluminum nanowires that are fabricated at wafer scale with hot embossing and oblique metal evaporation. The proposed process is compatible with roll-to-roll manufacturing. The observed Fano resonance is very sensitive to the spacing between the wires and responds to strain with a spectral shift as well as attenuation of the resonance amplitude. This relation between nanoscopic displacement and optical properties is investigated with scanning electron microscopy and numerical simulations. Finally, a clearly visible color change from purple to green is achieved through optimization of the structural parameters, which enables colorimetric or even visual sensing and hence remote read-out for example using a camera.
dc.identifier.citationAdvanced Optical Materials, vol. 4 (5), pp. 715-721, May 2016.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201500601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12839/68
dc.subjectelastomeric substrate, nanoparticle pairs, photonic crystals, carbon, nanotubes, metamaterials, gold, nanostructures, films, lithography, ruler, Materials Science, Optics
dc.titleLow-Cost and Large-Area Strain Sensors Based on Plasmonic Fano Resonances
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.type.csemdivisionsBU-R
dc.type.csemresearchareasPhotonics
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