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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Applicant:
The University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Inventors:
Andre Konstantin Geim, Manchester, GB;
Vasyl Grigorievich Kravets, Manchester, GB;
Alexander Nikolaevich Grigorenko, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/552 (2014.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); G02B 6/132 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/008 (2013.01); G01N 21/553 (2013.01); G02B 6/1226 (2013.01); G02B 6/132 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12138 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasmonic structure () comprising a layer of metal () in which the metal is selected from: a Group 8 to Group 11 transition metal, aluminum, germanium, antimony or bismuth, and a barrier layer () formed from a 2-D material disposed on a surface of the layer of metal (). The metal layer has a roughness that permits the propagation of running plasmons along the interface of the metal layer and the barrier layer.