Gap plasmon based on 2D MXene for broadband surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy

Jisung Kwon; Changhoon Park; Nu-Ri Park; Hyerim Kim; Chong Min Koo; Myung-Ki Kim

doi:10.1117/12.3002316

12 March 2024 Gap plasmon based on 2D MXene for broadband surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy

Jisung Kwon, Changhoon Park, Nu-Ri Park, Hyerim Kim, Chong Min Koo, Myung-Ki Kim

Proceedings Volume 12889, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVIII; 128890L (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002316
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

With extreme field confinement in an ultrathin conducting layer, plasmons in 2D materials exhibit strong light-matter interactions, enabling the exploration of molecular vibration modes, specifically in infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy. However, since high sensitivity in plasmons often results in a shorter resonant bandwidth, detecting molecular fingerprints across a broadband spectrum becomes fundamentally limited. Here, we demonstrate broadband surface-enhanced IR absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy using a 2D materials-based gap plasmon resonator, specifically adopting Ti₃C₂T_x MXene. Within the MXene(Ti₃C₂T_x)-insulator(SiO₂)-metal(Au) nanostructures, the MXene-based gap plasmon (MGP) modes are produced across the entire mid-IR spectrum. These modes exhibit a wavelength reduced by more than ten-fold compared to the wavelength in a vacuum, amplifying the light-matter interactions. Furthermore, using the MGP resonator, we demonstrate sensing of vibrational mode in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). This finding reveals that the MGP resonator can sensitively detect molecular fingerprints of the PMMA across the entire MIR range. Notably, the MGP resonator can also identify C-H bonding in the SWIR range, a detection that is challenging for other 2D material plasmonic devices. Our findings pave the way for developing sensitive sensors for the broadband spectrum and other optical applications in the SWIR range.

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Jisung Kwon, Changhoon Park, Nu-Ri Park, Hyerim Kim, Chong Min Koo, and Myung-Ki Kim "Gap plasmon based on 2D MXene for broadband surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 12889, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVIII, 128890L (12 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3002316

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