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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 5, 858(2023)

Hybrid metasurface using graphene/graphitic carbon nitride heterojunctions for ultrasensitive terahertz biosensors with tunable energy band structure

Haiyun Yao1, Zhaoqing Sun1,2,6、*, Lanju Liang1,7、*, Xin Yan1,3,8、*, Yaru Wang1,9、*, Maosheng Yang4, Xiaofei Hu1, Ziqun Wang1, Zhenhua Li1, Meng Wang1, Chuanxin Huang1, Qili Yang1, Zhongjun Tian1, and Jianquan Yao5
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  • 1School of Opto-electronic Engineering, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China
  • 2Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 3School of Information Science and Engineering, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang 277160, China
  • 4School of Electrical and Optoelectronic Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu’an 237000, China
  • 5College of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 6e-mail: zqsun1990@163.com
  • 7e-mail: lianglanju123@163.com
  • 8e-mail: yxllj68@126.com
  • 9e-mail: wyr66439@163.com
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    Haiyun Yao, Zhaoqing Sun, Lanju Liang, Xin Yan, Yaru Wang, Maosheng Yang, Xiaofei Hu, Ziqun Wang, Zhenhua Li, Meng Wang, Chuanxin Huang, Qili Yang, Zhongjun Tian, Jianquan Yao. Hybrid metasurface using graphene/graphitic carbon nitride heterojunctions for ultrasensitive terahertz biosensors with tunable energy band structure[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(5): 858

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    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Dec. 1, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 6, 2023

    Published Online: May. 4, 2023

    The Author Email: Zhaoqing Sun (zqsun1990@163.com), Lanju Liang (lianglanju123@163.com), Xin Yan (yxllj68@126.com), Yaru Wang (wyr66439@163.com)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.482256

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