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Engineering Mn as Tetragonal-Like Helical Sculptured Thin Film for Broadband Absorption

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In this work, we have shown that by engineering of the morphology of manganese thin film as a tetragonal-like helical sculptured thin film, three broadband absorption transitions dielectric to metal can be obtained. The occurrence of absorption transitions is investigated using the solution to the problem of linearly polarized light propagation by transfer matrix method. Obtained results are consistent with the experimental optical absorption spectra. This study can be a base for the characterization of optical and plasmonic properties of devices with broadband absorption.

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Acknowledgments

This work was carried out with the support of the University of Tehran, Islamic Azad University, and University of Qom. H.S. acknowledges the University of Tehran and is grateful to the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) and the Centre of Excellence for Physics of Structure and Microscopic Properties of Matter, Department of Physics, University of Tehran for the partial support of this work.

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  1. Department of Physics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    M. Fakharpour

  2. Department of Physics, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

    F. Babaei

  3. Department of Physics, University of Tehran, North-Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran

    H. Savaloni

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Fakharpour, M., Babaei, F. & Savaloni, H. Engineering Mn as Tetragonal-Like Helical Sculptured Thin Film for Broadband Absorption. Plasmonics 11, 1579–1587 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-016-0213-6

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