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Design of ZnO hollow nanosphere arrays for UV absorbing transparent glasses

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We present ZnO hollow nanosphere (HNS) arrays on glass substrate for high-efficient UV absorbing transparent glasses. Diffraction efficiencies of the proposed ZnO HNS arrays were calculated using a rigorous coupled wave analysis method. The results show the effect of design parameters, such as diameter, aspect ratio, and fill factors, on the optical characteristics. The analysis based on effective medium theory also supports the calculation results. Detailed design guidelines for optimum geometry are also discussed.

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Y. J. Yoo and K. S. Chang contributed to this work equally. This work was partly supported by the Korea Basic Science Institute grant (D34500), by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (2014R1A1A1005945), and by supported by MSIP as GFP/(CISS-2013M3A6A6073718).

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  1. Department of Electronics Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

    Y. J. Yoo & Y. M. Song

  2. Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Korea Basic Science Institute, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 306-806, Republic of Korea

    K. S. Chang

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This article is part of the Topical Collection on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD’ 15.

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Yoo, Y.J., Chang, K.S. & Song, Y.M. Design of ZnO hollow nanosphere arrays for UV absorbing transparent glasses. Opt Quant Electron 48, 88 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-016-0400-x

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