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Plasmon mediated cathodic photocurrent generation in sol-gel synthesized doped SrTiO{sub 3} nanofilms

Thin films of SrTiO{sub 3} (STO) and Rh-doped SrTiO{sub 3} (Rh-STO) were synthesized by sol-gel method and loaded with Ag nanoparticles. Pristine STO films exhibited anodic photocurrent while Rh-STO exhibited cathodic photocurrent. An enhancement in the overall cathodic photocurrent is observed with Ag nanoparticle loading and an additional enhancement in the visible light range is seen from the incident photon-to-current efficiency spectrum due to synergetic effect of Rh doping and Ag loading in STO.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

Simultaneous coupling of surface plasmon resonance and photonic bandgap to InGaAs quantum well emission

A photonic bandgap structure was created on the 100 nm thick GaAs barrier layer with Au nanodisks deposited inside the holes. To mitigate the nonradiative surface recombination of GaAs, the Au nanodisks were formed on top of a 15 nm SiO{sub 2} deposited in the holes. A maximum 7.6-fold increase in photoluminescence intensity was obtained at the etch depth of 80 nm. In this configuration, the Au nanodisk is separated from the quantum well by 20 nm of GaAs and 15 nm of SiO{sub 2}. The experimental result was verified by the simulation based on this structure. There was a good agreement between experiments with simulation results.

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Observations of non-linear plasmon damping in dense plasmas

Here, we present simulations using finite-temperature density-functional-theory molecular-dynamics to calculate dynamic dielectric properties in warm dense aluminum. The comparison between exchange-correlation functionals in the Perdew, Burke, Ernzerhof approximation, Strongly Constrained and Appropriately Normed Semilocal Density Functional, and Heyd, Scuseria, Ernzerhof (HSE) approximation indicates evident differences in the electron transition energies, dc conductivity, and Lorenz number. The HSE calculations show excellent agreement with x-ray scattering data as well as dc conductivity and absorption measurements. These findings demonstrate non-Drude behavior of the dynamic conductivity above the Cooper minimum that needs to be taken into account to determine optical properties in the warm dense matter regime.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗

Giant optical nonlinearity of plasmonic nanostructures

The experimental studies of giant optical nonlinearity of single metal nanostructures are briefly reviewed. A new hybrid nanostructure – split-hole resonator (SHR) – is investigated. This structure is characterised by a record-high efficiency of third-harmonic generation and multiphoton luminescence (its nonlinearity exceeds that of a single nanohole by five orders of magnitude) and an unprecedently high sensitivity to light polarisation (extinction coefficient 4 × 10{sup 4}). (extreme light fields and their applications)

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗

Optical properties of Platonic clusters of plasmonic nanoparticles

In the framework of the dipole approximation, we have developed a model of optical properties of a meta-atom consisting of spherical nanoparticles located at the vertices of Platonic solids. Based on the model, we have found and analysed the dynamics of changes in the optical spectra with a change in the length of the edge of a polyhedron. We have observed strong hybridisation and splitting of initially degenerate modes of individual nanoparticles. The obtained results can be used as the basis for the development of an optical nanosensor, which can determine the change in the chemical and biological composition of the environment. (paper)

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗

Roadmap on plasmonics

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solar (photovoltaic), solid state lighting, phonon↗

Nonequilibrium Casimir-Polder plasmonic interactions

Here we investigate how the combination of nonequilibrium effects and material properties impacts on the Casimir-Polder interaction between an atom and a surface. By addressing systems with temperature inhomogeneities and laser interactions, we show that nonmonotonous energetic landscapes can be produced where barriers and minima appear. Lastly, our treatment provides a self-consistent quantum theoretical framework for investigating the properties of a class of nonequilibrium atom-surface interactions.

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