Nitride-Metal VAN Systems (2022)

TiN–Fe Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites Integrated on Silicon as a Multifunctional Platform toward Device Applications

Kalaswad, M.; Zhang, D.; Rutherford, B. X.; Lu, J.; Barnard, J. P.; He, Z.; Liu, J.; Wang, H.; Xu, X.; Wang, H. TiN–Fe Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites Integrated on Silicon as a Multifunctional Platform toward Device Applications. Crystals (Basel) 2022, 12 (6), 849. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12060849.

Highlights:

  • Ferromagnetism of Fe is preserved on nanopillar form

  • Film also integrated onto silicon

  • Magneto-optical response discovered arising from interactions between TiN and Fe

Wang, X.; Jian, J.; Diaz-Amaya, S.; Kumah, C. E.; Lu, P.; Huang, J.; Lim, D. G.; Pol, V. G.; Youngblood, J. P.; Boltasseva, A.; Stanciu, L. A.; O’Carroll, D. M.; Zhang, X.; Wang, H. Hybrid Plasmonic Au–TiN Vertically Aligned Nanocomposites: A Nanoscale Platform towards Tunable Optical Sensing. Nanoscale adv. 2019, 1 (3), 1045–1054. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8na00306h.

Highlights:

  • Nitride-metal hybrid plasmonic nanostructure with tunable optical properties

  • High chemical sensitivity and plasmon enhanced properties for sensing and nanophotonic devices