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A High-Efficiency Optical Energy Harvester based on a Low-Impedance Plasmonic Nanoantenna
Aurelio ZinnoMarco ScaliciPatrizia Livrerisubject
energy harvestingNanoantennasensorhigh-efficiencyopticalnanorectennananoarraynear-infraredplasmonicdescription
In this paper, for the first time, an investigation in terms of efficiency of an energy harvester based on a plasmonic nanorectenna array is proposed. The novel proposed mirrored-arrowhead nanoantenna presents a very low impedance value at the resonant frequency which reduces the mismatching between the antenna and rectifier circuit. Simulation results carried out by the CST 2020 Studio show a resistance value equal to 1.1 kohms at about 350 THz and a very wide bandwidth as the equivalent RF rhombic antenna. This study paves the way to nanoantennas for high-efficiency electromagnetic energy harvesting applications overcoming the photovoltaic technology.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-14 | 2022 IEEE 21st Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON) |