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Localized plasmonic structures with the periodic ZnO nano-patterns are demonstrated to increase the sensing characteristics of plasmonic sensor. The ZnO nano-patterns with 30 and 50 nm thicknesses are formed on the Au thin film of 50 nm, which have the periodic nano-patterns of 300 nm. Localized plasmonic structures are optimized using the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method as a function of incident angle for the width and thickness of the ZnO nano-structures. Localized plasmonic structures with the periodic ZnO nano-holes are fabricated using the double exposure technique by laser interference lithography. The measured resonance angles of 47.5° and 54° are obtained in the localized plasmonic structures with the periodic ZnO nano-patterns of 30 and 50 nm thicknesses, respectively.
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This research was a part of the project titled ‘Development of real-time measuring system of basic environment for the water quality monitoring of the aquaculture farm’, funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea (No. 20150303).
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Kim, D.G., Kim, S.H., Ki, H.C. et al. Resonance characteristics of localized plasmonic structures with periodic ZnO nano-patterns. Opt Quant Electron 50, 347 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-018-1605-y
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