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Bachelor's Thesis
Author of thesis: Ing. Martin Vodička
Acad. year: 2021/2022
Supervisor: Mgr. Jiří Liška, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Ing. Mgr. Peter Kepič
Strong coupling systems offer many important applications in various fields such as photonics, chemistry, nonlinear optics and others. This Bachelor's thesis focuses on the fabrication of metal plasmonic structures suitable for the formation of strong coupling between localized surface plasmon antennas and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) thin film phonons in the infrared region. In the case of inducing a strong coupling, an increase in absorption should occur, which makes it possible to use this system to fabricate an infrared detector, the so-called microbolometer. The thesis summarizes important findings from electromagnetic field theory, describes the formation of strong coupling from the perspective of classical physics and gives examples of systems with strong coupling. Furthermore, the formation of surface plasmon polaritons and localized surface plasmons (LSPs) is theoretically described. Plasmonic antennas, their fabrication, applications and physical properties of hBN are described. In the practical part of the thesis, fabrication of plasmonic antennas under or on hBN thin film has been realized. The fabricated samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and the spectral response was measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. In the spectra, the absorption of hBN at 7.3 μm was confirmed and additional transmittance minima corresponding to the presence of antennas were detected. The presence of a strong coupling between the LSPs antennas and the phonons of the native SiO2 layer was probably observed. Whether there was a strong coupling between the LSPs antennas and the hBN phonons cannot be inferred from the the obtained results.
Plasmonic antenna, localized surface plasmon, strong coupling, hexagonal boron nitride, scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Date of defence
16.06.2022
Result of the defence
Defended (thesis was successfully defended)
Grading
A
Process of defence
Po otázkách oponenta bylo diskutováno Vlnové číslo a vlnočet. Rozdíl mezi FTIR a disperzním spektrometrem. Student na otázky odpověděl výborně.
Language of thesis
Czech
Faculty
Fakulta strojního inženýrství
Department
Institute of Physical Engineering
Study programme
Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology (B-FIN-P)
Composition of Committee
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Šikola, CSc. (předseda) prof. RNDr. Jiří Spousta, Ph.D. (místopředseda) doc. Ing. Stanislav Průša, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Mgr. Vlastimil Křápek, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Miroslav Bartošík, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Petr Dub, CSc. (člen) prof. RNDr. Bohumila Lencová, CSc. (člen) prof. RNDr. Miroslav Liška, DrSc. (člen) prof. Ing. Miroslav Kolíbal, Ph.D. (člen) prof. RNDr. Radim Chmelík, Ph.D. (člen) doc. Ing. Radek Kalousek, Ph.D. (člen) RNDr. Antonín Fejfar, CSc. (člen)
Supervisor’s reportMgr. Jiří Liška, Ph.D.
Grade proposed by supervisor: A
Reviewer’s reportIng. Mgr. Peter Kepič
Grade proposed by reviewer: A
Responsibility: Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Odstrčilová