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Dielectric metasurfaces as modern optical components
Rovenská, Katarína ; Kolařík, Vladimír (referee) ; Ligmajer, Filip (advisor)
Vďaka ich vysokej verzatilite a nízkej priestorovej náročnosti sú metapovrchy sľubným nasledovníkom tradičných optických komponentov. Táto práca sa upriamuje na metapovrchy, ktoré môžu nahradiť polvlnné doštičky a difraktívne deliče zväzku. Práca prezentuje dve stratégie výroby nanoštruktúr z oxidu titaničitého s vysokým pomerom strán -- jedna používa reaktívne iónové leptanie vrstvy TiO2 skrz kovovú masku, kým druhá používa štrukturovaný elektrónový rezist ako formu pre depozíciu atomárnych vrstiev TiO2. V závere práce sú charakterizované a analyzované optické vlastnosti vyrobených štruktúr, predovšetkým ich fázový posun a transmisivita.
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Arrays of plasmonic nanostructures made of phase-change materials
Kepič, Peter ; Kejík, Lukáš (referee) ; Ligmajer, Filip (advisor)
Kryštálovú štruktúru materiálov s fázovou premenou dokážeme meniť dodaním vonkajšej energie, čo má za následok zmenu ich elektrických alebo magnetických vlastností. Hoci sa tento efekt ovládania plazmonických rezonancií v nanofotonike využíva, dva materiály zvolené v tejto práci — oxid vanadičitý (VO2) a zliatina železa a ródia (FeRh) — neboli zatiaľ dostatočne preskúmané. Plazmonické rezonancie môžu byť charakterizované ako rezonancie electromagnetického poľa v kovovvých nanoštruktúrach. Týmito nanoštruktúrami sme dokonca schopní ovládať svetlo. Na začiatku tejto práce sa venujeme optimalizovaniu procesu elektrónovej litografie pre výrobu 50nm vysokých kovových nanodiskov s priemermi 40–200nm. V druhej časti skúmame optickú odozvu zlatých nanodiskov, aby sme lepšie pochopili povahu plazmonických rezonancií a interakcií medzi nimi. V poslednej časti sa venujeme optimalizácii výroby polykryštalického VO2 a meraniam optických odoziev VO2 a FeRh nanodiskov počas ich fázovej premeny. Pri meraní VO2 nanodiskov v dielektrickej fázi sme pozorovali Mieho rezonancie. Tieto nanodisky sa majú potenciál chovať ako laditeľné plazmonické štruktúry, ktorých Mieho rezonancie v dielektrickej fázy VO2 sa menia na plazmonické rezonancie v kovovej fázy. Počas merania FeRh nanodiskov sme pozorovali plazmonické rezonancie vo viditeľnom spektre. Tieto rezonancie môžu byť použité na zníženie energie potrebnej na prechod FeRh z anti-feromagnetickej do feromagnetickej fázy.
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Limitations and Possibilities of Nanostructurized Silver Amalgam
Daňhel, Aleš ; Šebest, Peter ; Vidláková, Pavlína ; Ligmajer, Filip
Variability of silver amalgam offers a row of opportunities for its application in electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical methods, thanks to its chemical, mechanical, electrochemical and spectrometric properties. This work briefly revews preparation possibilities and limitations of nanostructurized crystalas and nanopartices pf silver amalgam at different forms of carbon metals (Ag, Au, Pt) and transparent materials (ITO, FTO). These detection sysytems are in the scope of ongoing systematics research with the potential to indevelopment of novel working (micro)electrodes and spectroelectrochemical cells, potentially utilizable in modern (bio)analytical applictions.
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Electrochemical Deposition of Silver Amalgam Particles on Pyrolitic Graphite Electrode
Šebest, Peter ; Havranová-Vidláková, Pavlína ; Ligmajer, Filip ; Fojta, Miroslav ; Daňhel, Aleš
Silver solid amalgam represents suitable alternative electrode material to metallic mercury, Controlled electrodeposition of variable silver amalgam particles (AgAP) on the surface of pyrolitic graphite electrode from an electrolyte containing Agt It and Hg(II) ions is reported as a novel method suitable lot preparation of perspective supporting materials Scanning electron microscopy including energy-disperse X-ray spectrometer and image processing software were used for analysis of composition and morphology of AgAP on POE A model electrochemically reducible 4-niirophenol was used to test a potential applicability of AgAp-PGE in electroanalytical methods.
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Preparation and Characterization of Silver Amalgam Particles on Gold Electrode Surface
Havranová-Vidláková, Pavlína ; Šebest, Peter ; Ligmajer, Filip ; Fojta, Miroslav ; Daňhel, Aleš
This work is focused on the preparation of silver amalgam particles by its direct electrodeposition on gold surfaces using double pulse chronoamperometry from solution containing soluble Ag+ and Hg2+ ionts. During the electrodepositions of silver amalgam particles, different: i) parameters of chronoamperometry, ii) Ag/Hg ratio in solution and iii) gold electrodes were studied. All the prepared amalgam particles were characterized by scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and electrochemical methods. Voltammetric application of the gold electrodes decorated by sliver amalgam particles was confirmed by analysis of model organic nitrocompound using cyclic voltammetry.
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Advanced plasmonic materials for metasurfaces and photochemistry
Ligmajer, Filip ; Vala,, Milan (referee) ; Bauch, Martin (referee) ; Šikola, Tomáš (advisor)
Plazmonika, tedy vědní obor zabývající se interakcí světla s kovovými materiály, nabízí ve spojení s nanotechnologiemi nezvyklé možnosti, jak světlo ovládat a využívat. Výsledkem tohoto spojení může být například zaostřování světla pod difrakční limit, zesilování emise nebo absorbce kvantových zářičů, či extrémně citlivá detekce molekul. Tato práce se zabývá zejména možnostmi využití plazmoniky pro vývoj plošných optických prvků, tzv. metapovrchů, a pro fotokatalytické aplikace založené na plazmonicky generovaných elektronech s vysokou energií, tzv. horkých elektronech. Nejprve jsou vysvětleny teoretické základy plazmoniky a je poskytnut přehled jejích nejvýznamnějších aplikací. Poté jsou představeny tři studie zabývající se využitím plazmonických nanostruktur pro ovládání fáze a polarizace světla, pro vytváření dynamicky laditelných metapovrchů, a pro foto-elektrochemii s horkými elektrony. Společným prvkem těchto studií je pak používání pokročilých, resp. v rámci těchto oblastí netradičních, materiálů, jako např. oxidu vanadičitého nebo dichalkogenidů přechodných kovů.
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Metallic nanostructures with three-dimensional topography for plasmonics
Rovenská, Katarína ; Kvapil, Michal (referee) ; Ligmajer, Filip (advisor)
Due to high concentration of free electrons, metallic nanostructures can support plasmonic resonances. The spectral shape of plasmonic resonances may be tuned by many factors and because of it, the field of their application, given by their capability of focusing light under the diffraction limit, broadens. This thesis deals with fabrication of gold nanostructures by electron beam litography on top of a silicon substrate. The topography of the substrate is subsequentially modified by wet anistropic etching. A part of this thesis also briefly reviews methods for fabrication of nanostructures with planar or three-dimensional topography. Using the infrared spectroscopy, this thesis further analyzes the effect of size, shape, spacing of the nanostructures, and also the substrate topography on the optical response of the fabricated nanostructures. The outcomes of this thesis verify previously described tendencies of spectral relations between optical properties and named parameters in the mid-infrared region.
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Plasmonically active electrochemical electrodes based on tungsten disulfide nanotubes decorated with gold nanoparticles
Salajková, Zita ; Daňhel,, Aleš (referee) ; Ligmajer, Filip (advisor)
When an electromagnetic wave illuminates metal nanostructure under right circumstances, it can couple to the motion of electrons and thus give rise to so-called LSPR. When these collective oscillations non-radiatively decay, they excite charge carriers that can have, for a short moment of time, highly non-thermal energy distribution. These so-called "hot" electrons and holes can then take part in photochemical applications, e.g. in reactions on photoactive electrodes where hot electrons act as catalysts. Gold nanoparticles seem to be a good candidate for fabrication of such electrodes because they exhibit resonantly enhanced absorption due to plasmon excitation in the visible and near infrared spectral range, which could make the solar energy harvesting more efficient. In this work we present electrohemical experiments that should help to clarify the underlying principles of photochemical reactions involving hot electrons. Our model system consists of indium tin oxide electrodes covered with tungsten disulphide nanotubes that were previously decorated by gold nanoparticles. By comparing the results of chronoamperometric measurements on individual components of this system it was shown that excitation of plasmonic nanoparticles indeed leads to photocurrents and that electrochemical methods can serve as a valuable tool for analysis of photochemical reactions catalyzed by hot electrons.
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Ordered and disordered arrays of colloidal nanoparticles for biomolecule detection
Ligmajer, Filip ; Rezek, Bohuslav (referee) ; Kolíbal, Miroslav (advisor)
This thesis deals with guided self-assembly of gold nanoparticles from their colloidal solutions onto silicon substrates and possible employment of nanoparticles for detection of biomolecules. It was found that by adjustment of solution pH and surface chemistry modification by means of electron beam irradiation it is possible to facilitate nanoparticle deposition to patterns with almost single particle precision. Spectroscopic ellipsometry was then employed in analysis of self-assembled layers of nanoparticles and its combination with a theory of effective medium approximation has proven the ability to assess nanoparticle dimensions and volume fractions. By experiments with thiolated oligonucleotides it has been shown that using ellipsometry one can detect even with very subtle changes in nanoparticle environment caused by biomolecules, thus promising its possible use in the field of biodetection.
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