Nanostructure and optical device having nanostructure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9577123-B2
Application number	US-201414535952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2014
Priority date	Nov 7, 2013
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

Provided are nanostructures and optical devices having the nanostructures. The nanostructure may include a carbon nanomaterial layer, a nanopattern formed on the carbon nanomaterial layer, and a metal layer formed on a surface of the nanopattern. The nanostructure may be formed in a ring shape, and the metal layer may include a plurality of metal layers formed of different metals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A nanostructure comprising:
a carbon nanomaterial layer;
a nanopattern formed directly on the carbon nanomaterial layer; and
a metal layer coated on a surface of the nanopattern,
wherein the nanopattern comprises a plurality of dot-shaped metal particles arranged in a ring shape.

2. The nanostructure of claim 1 , wherein the nanostructure has the ring shape.

3. The nanostructure of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer connects the dot-shaped metal particles to form the nanostructure in a continuous structure.

4. The nanostructure of claim 1 , wherein the nanopattern comprises Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd, or an alloy of Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd.

5. The nanostructure of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer comprises Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd, or an alloy of Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd.

6. The nanostructure of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer comprises a plurality of metals.

7. The nanostructures of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer comprises a plurality of metal layers formed of different metals on a surface of the nanopattern.

8. An optical device comprising:
a carbon nanomaterial layer;
a plurality of nanostructures, each of the nanostructures comprising:
a nanopattern formed directly on the carbon nanomaterial layer; and
a metal layer coated on a surface of the nanopattern, wherein the nanopattern comprises a plurality of dot-shaped metal particles arranged in a ring shape, and

a first electrode and a second electrode that contact the carbon nanomaterial layer on which the plurality of nanostructures are formed.

9. The optical device of claim 8 , wherein the carbon nanomaterial layer comprises graphene.

10. The optical device of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of nanostructures has the ring shape.

11. The optical device of claim 8 , wherein the metal layer connects the dot-shaped metal particles of each of the plurality of nanopatterns to form each of the plurality of nano structures in a continuous structure.

12. The optical device of claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of nanopatterns comprises Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd, or an alloy of Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd.

13. The nanostructures of claim 8 , wherein the metal layer comprises Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd, or an alloy of Au, Ag, Cu, Cr, Pt, Pd.

14. The nanostructures of claim 8 , wherein the metal layer comprises a plurality of metal layers formed of different metals on surfaces of the plurality of nanopatterns.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Unist Academy-Industry Res Corp
• Unist (Ulsan Nat Inst Of Science And Technology)

Inventors

• Kim Unjeong
• Roh Younggeun
• Kim Jineun
• Park Soojin
• Park Yeonsang
• Baik Chanwook
• Yoo Seungmin
• Lee Jaesoong
• Cheon Sangmo

Classifications

• Y10T428/218

  Aperture containing · CPC title

• Y10T428/24851

  Intermediate layer is discontinuous or differential · CPC title

• H01L31/02327 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H10F77/413 Primary

  directly associated or integrated with the devices, e.g. back reflectors (directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells H10F77/42) · CPC title

• H05B33/00 Primary

  Electroluminescent light sources · CPC title