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Seebeck Nanoantennas for Infrared Detection and Energy Harvesting Applications

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2014-12-08
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Briones, Edgar
Briones, Joel
Cuadrado, Alexander
McMurtry, Stefan
Hehn, Michel
Montaigne, François
Alda, Javier
Gonzalez, Francisco Javier
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Abstract— In this letter we introduce a new type of infrared sensor, based on thermocouple nanoantennas, which enables the energy detection and gathering in the mid-infrared region. The proposed detector combines the Seebeck effect, as a transduction mechanism, with the functionalities of the optical antennas for optical sensing. By using finite-element numerical simulations we evaluate the performance and optical-to-electrical conversion efficiency of the proposed device, unveiling its potential for optical sensing and energy harvesting applications
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