DocumentCode :
3534524
Title :
Colorful silicon nanowire arrays for sensing
Author :
Khorasaninjead, M. ; Abedzadeh, N. ; Walia, J. ; Saini, S.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
fYear :
2012
fDate :
6-9 Aug. 2012
Firstpage :
174
Lastpage :
175
Abstract :
Ordered arrays of vertical silicon nanowires reflect vivid colors. Sensitivity of the colors to refractive-index of the surrounding medium was investigated and a resolution of 1.6×10-3 was achieved; resulting in a low-cost simple refractive-index sensor.
Keywords :
colour; elemental semiconductors; nanophotonics; nanosensors; nanowires; optical arrays; optical sensors; refractive index; sensor arrays; silicon; Si; color sensitivity; colorful silicon nanowire arrays; low-cost simple refractive-index sensor; ordered arrays; vertical silicon nanowires; Electromagnetic coupling; Image color analysis; Image resolution; Reflection; Refractive index; Sensitivity; Silicon;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, AB
ISSN :
2160-5033
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1511-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318859
Filename :
6318859
Link To Document :
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