Nanostructured gold films exhibiting almost complete absorption of light at visible wavelengths

doi:10.1007/s11705-018-1710-2

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2018, Vol. 12

Issue (2) : 247-251 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-018-1710-2

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Nanostructured gold films exhibiting almost complete absorption of light at visible wavelengths

Hanbin Zheng, Christine Picard, Serge Ravaine(

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CNRS, CRPP, UMR 5031, Universite? de Bordeaux, F-33600, Pessac, France

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Abstract

Nanostructured metal surfaces have been known to exhibit properties that deviate from that of the bulk material. By simply modifying the texture of a metal surface, various unique optical properties can be observed. In this paper, we present a simple two step electrochemical process combining electrodeposition and anodization to generate black gold surfaces. This process is simple, versatile and up-scalable for the production of large surfaces. The black gold films have remarkable optical behavior as they absorb more than 93% of incident light over the entire visible spectrum and also exhibit no specular reflectance. A careful analysis by scanning electron microscopy reveals that these unique optical properties are due to their randomly rough surface, as they consist in a forest of dendritic microstructures with a nanoscale roughness. This new type of black films can be fabricated to a large variety of substrates, turning them to super absorbers with potential applications in photovoltaic solar cells or highly sensitive detectors and so on.

Keywords nanostructuration light absorption coating gold electrodeposition anodization

Corresponding Author(s): Serge Ravaine

Just Accepted Date: 02 February 2018 Online First Date: 13 April 2018 Issue Date: 09 May 2018

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Hanbin Zheng,Christine Picard,Serge Ravaine. Nanostructured gold films exhibiting almost complete absorption of light at visible wavelengths[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2018, 12(2): 247-251.

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Fig.1 SEM side views of (a,d) an Ano sample, (b,e) an Ele sample and (c,f) a Com sample

Fig.2 Comparison of the surface morphology of a dendrite of (a) an Ele and (b) a Com sample

Fig.3 (a) Photograph of a Com sample. Comparison of the (b) absolute and (c) specular reflectance measurements of the Ele (blue line), Ano (red line), and Com samples (black line). AOI: angle of incidence

Fig.4 Transmission (T, blue line), absolute reflectance (R, black line) and absorbance (A, red line) of a Com sample

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