Metal nanocrystals exhibit strong plasmon resonances and have the ability to absorb and scatter light very efficiently. This study concerns special designs of plasmonic nanostructures with electromagnetic hot spots, where the electromagnetic field becomes strongly enhanced. Overall plasmonic nanostructures with hot spots demonstrate strongly amplified optical and energy-related effects, including: (1) coherent transfer of plasmonic signals with minimal losses, (2) quantum generation of energetic (hot) electrons, and (3) localization of high phototemperature in small volumes.

Optical and energy-related phenomena in metal nanocrystal chains with hot spots: Coherent transfer of plasmons, hot electrons and heat generation

254th National Meeting (2017)

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