Nano-structure arrays for EMR imaging

摘要

An detector material for detecting electro-magnetic radiation is described. The detector material includes a substantially regular array of nano-particles embedded in a matrix material. The nano-particles are arranged such that when a bias voltage to the matrix material is applied, electrical current is directly generated based on a cooperative plasmon effect in the detector material when electro-magnetic radiation in a predetermined wavelength range is incident upon the detector material, where the dominant mechanism for decay in the cooperative plasmon effect is non-radiative.