Title
Multi-objective evolutionary algorithm as a method to obtain optimized nanostructures
Date Issued
01 August 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Diáz De León-Zapata R.
Flores-Garciá E.
De La Rosa Zapata A.B.
Lara-Velázquez I.
Université Paris-Sud
Publisher(s)
EDP Sciences
Abstract
The field of plasmonics, an optics discipline that studies the interaction of light with matter for structures with dimensions similar to the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation affecting them, has been further developed with the support of computational technologies that are capable of performing calculations with large volumes of data to solve the complex problems of this discipline. Some of the problems in plasmonics require the use of algorithmic techniques that can simultaneously handle more than one function that tend not to present their maximum or minimum at the same point, i.e., their optimal performances conflict with each other. In this paper, we present the results of the use of a multi-objective genetic algorithm to obtain the maximum plasmonic resonance in nanoparticles assuming three relevant factors: Geometry, current density, and electric field, which are, in turn, the three objective functions for the proposed algorithm. The method used for the characterization of the nanoparticles was a numerical simulation using the finite element method. To verify the results, the electromagnetic radiation patterns and other optical properties of the obtained nanoparticles were compared with those of nanoparticles reported in the literature. Possible applications and work in progress are also discussed.
Volume
83
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Nano-procesos
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85056129985
Source
EPJ Applied Physics
ISSN of the container
12860042
Sponsor(s)
Authors thanks “Tecnológico Nacional de México” for their support. González-Fernández thanks to SECITI-DF and “Unidad Especializada en Energías Renovables” (project 261600). This work was supported by project 32 of “Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Solar” from Fondo Sectorial CONACYT-Secretaría de Energía-Sus-tentabilidad Energética and by the National Laboratory program from CONACYT through the Terahertz Science and Technology National Lab (LANCYTT).
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