Browsing by Author "Demirhan, Yasemin"

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Fabrication of double mesa structures from superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+d by e-beam lithography for terahertz emission
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2011-07) Demirhan, Yasemin; Özyüzer, Lütfi
Terahertz radiation is part of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between microwaves and the far-IR. This region has frequencies ranging from 0.1 - 10 THz and wavelengths from 3 mm to 0.03 mm. We work on a frequency tunable solid state device to meet the needs of continuous, coherent, powerful terahertz emission sources that fill practically important terahertz gap. Among the cuprates, single crystal of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+ (Bi2212) is a potential candidate of compact solid state devices designed for generating electromagnetic waves in terahertz frequency range. Bi2212 crystals are consisting of natural arrays in the form of identical layers called intrinsic Josephson junctions (IJJ). In this study, under optimized doping conditions we aimed to investigate powerful terahertz emission. THz emission in the Î¼W range can be obtained fabricating rectangular-shaped mesa structures on the Bi2212 crystal. In the experimental procedure, in order to obtain various doping levels, we annealed the high temperature superconducting Bi2212 single crystals at various temperatures in vacuum or under argon flow. By using the thermal evaporation, optic and electron beam lithography, ion beam etching techniques single and double mesa structures were fabricated. For the e-beam lithography process, we optimized and improved the required parameters. After the mesa fabrication, the exact dimensions of the mesas were obtained using surface profilometer and atomic force microscope. In order to characterize the Bi2212 mesas,by three probe contact c-axis resistance versus temperature (R-T), and current-voltage behavior (I -V) were measured in a He flow cryostat. Some of the hysteretic quasiparticle branches are seen in the I-V characteristics of Bi2212 crystals.
Fabrication of metamaterial filters for terahertz wave applications by e-beam patterning
(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2017-07) Demirhan, Yasemin; Özyüzer, Lütfi; Aral, Gürcan
In the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz (THz) radiation falls into the region among microwaves and the far-IR. The unique properties of superconducting materials allow them to be utilized in a number of ways for THz device applications. In the first part of this thesis, the spectral performance of THz bandpass filters were produced from titanium, copper and indium tin oxide thin films with a metal-mesh shape on fused silica substrates by uv lithography were investigated. For metamaterial filter fabrication, Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x thin films were deposited by DC and RF magnetron sputtering system on saphirre and MgO substrates. After thin film characterizations, it is obtained that the films were not in single phase and could not be used for filter fabrication. A new, unique fourcross shaped metamaterial THz filter was designed and fabricated from both gold thin films and YBa2Cu3O7-d high Tc superconducting thin films. The designed fourcross shaped rectangular filter structure consists of periodic metallic rings where strip lines are located at the sides of the ring. CST Microwave Studio, is used to design and optimize the metamaterial filter structures. To investigate the temperaturedependent resonance behavior and confirm the measurements, simulations are carried out at temperatures above and well below Tc. Fourcross metamaterial filters are fabricated by using e-beam lithography and ion beam etching techniques. The resonance switching of the transmission spectra was investigated by lowering the temperature below the critical transition temperature. This novel fourcross filter holds great potential for active, tunable and lowloss THz devices for imaging, sensing, and detection applications.