Download or read book Optical Properties of single Nanostructures in High Magnetic Fields written by Frans Johan Peter Wijnen and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Optical Properties of Nanostructures written by Ying Fu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses electrons and photons in and through nanostructures by the first-principles quantum mechanical theories and fundamental concepts (a unified coverage of nanostructured electronic and optical components) behind nanoelectronics and optoelectronics, the material basis, physical phenomena, device physics, as well as designs and applications. The combination of viewpoints presented in the book can help foster further research and cross-disciplinary interaction needed to surmount the barriers facing future generations of technology design.

Download or read book Plasmonic and Magneto Optical Properties of Nonstoichiometric Indium Nitride Nanostructures written by Shuoyuan Chen and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) in semiconductor nanostructures have attracted intense attention recently for its broad application in bio-imaging, chemical sensing, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics. Compared to the LSPR in metallic nanocrystals (NCs), LSPR in semiconductor NCs is highly tunable in the infrared region by tailoring chemical composition and stoichiometry. Moreover, LSPR along with external magnetic field allows the exploration of magneto-plasmonic coupling in single-phase semiconductors, opening up the magneto-optical ways to control charge carriers. In this thesis, we focus on the LSPR as well as magneto-optical properties of indium nitride (InN), providing valuable insights into the insufficiently researched III-V group semiconductors. Wurtzite phase InN NCs were successfully synthesized using the low-temperature colloidal method, and the plasmon intensity is tunable by changing the synthesis environment and varying doping concentrations of aluminum and titanium ions. Due to the combined effects of conduction band non-parabolicity and intraband transition, our InN NCs with different plasmon intensities have an almost fixed plasmonic energy of 0.37 eV. Besides, the optical bandgap of pure InN NCs ranges from 1.5 to 1.75 eV, depending on the reaction conditions, while that of the Al and Ti-doped InN varies from 1.65 to 1.85 eV. The plasmon-dependent phonon change is evaluated by the Raman spectroscopy. Differences in the longitudinal-optical (LO) phonon mode was observed for InN with high and low plasmon intensity. The magneto-optical properties of InN NCs were measured by the magnetic circular dichroism (MCD). The field-dependence and temperature-independence of the measured MCD spectra were investigated, and the plasmon-induced polarization of carriers was demonstrated. Tuning of the carrier polarization by varying LSPR and external magnetic field corroborates the hypothesis of non-resonant coupling between plasmons and excitons in a single-phase semiconductor. The results of this work demonstrate that LSPR can act as a degree of freedom in manipulating electrons in technologically-important III-V nanostructures and lead to potential applications in photonics and quantum computing at room temperature. Finally, InN nanowires (NWs) with LSPR were fabricated via low-temperature chemical vapor deposition (CVD) approach, laying the groundwork for the future research of LSPR and magneto-plasmonics in a one-dimensional system.

Download or read book Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures written by Marcin L. Sadowski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optical methods for investigating semiconductors and the theoretical description of optical processes have always been an important part of semiconductor physics. Only the emphasis placed on different materials changes with time. Here, a large number of papers are devoted to quantum dots, presenting the theory, spectroscopic investigation and methods of producing such structures. Another major part of the book reflects the growing interest in diluted semiconductors and II-IV nanosystems in general. There are also discussions of the fascinating field of photonic crystals. `Classical' low dimensional systems, such as GsAs/GaAlAs quantum wells and heterostructures, still make up a significant part of the results presented, and they also serve as model systems for new phenomena. New materials are being sought, and new experimental techniques are coming on stream, in particular the combination of different spectroscopic modalities.

Download or read book Experimental Demonstration of New Optical Properties in Hybrid Nanostructures written by Thomas Murray Hartsfield and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dissertation, I present experimental investigation of the optical properties of nanoscale systems composed of both metallic and semiconductor components. Metallic nanostructures may act as resonant cavities for conduction electrons, allowing drastic electromagnetic field enhancement and the concentration of these surface plasmon field modes into tiny volumes. Semiconductor quantum dot emitters demonstrate desirable and broadly tunable optical properties due to the quantized nature of their internal electron states. When paired together, the absorption, emission, optical gain, and internal energy decay pathways of the quantum dot as well as the scattering of the cavity may be strongly modified. This work focuses on the optical properties of two such model hybrid nanostructure systems. Of the many studies of plasmonic cavities, relatively few investigate the influence of a quantum dot on the scattering of the plasmonic cavity itself. The main experimental challenge lies in the difficulty of placing an absorber or emitter at the desired position: the very virtue of the small mode volume of a plasmonic cavity demands precise spatial emitter placement. We will study the simplest plasmonic cavity, a single metal nanoparticle and a single quantum dot. We assembled a hybrid nanostructure using a nanomanipulation “nano-golfing” technique and demonstrated for the first time that the state of a single quantum dot can resonantly control the scattering of a vastly larger plasmonic cavity, manifested as a Fano resonance. A device of this design could potentially be used as a photon source capable of outputting photons of classical or quantum statistics on demand. We then turn to the optical properties of the emitter element of a hybrid nanostructure. We measured the ability of an atomically smooth Ag film to influence the optical properties of a quantum dot. This novel system has been shown to produce more uniform emitter-plasmon coupling and a greater product of excitation and radiative decay rates than possible with traditional systems relying upon rough metal films. Applications utilizing coupling between metallic films and quantum emitters could see benefit from high quality atomically smooth films as demonstrated by our studies.

Download or read book Optical Properties and Spectroscopy of Nanomaterials written by Jin Z. Zhang and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Introduction -- 2. Spectroscopic techniques for studying optical properties of nanomaterials. 2.1. UV-visible electronic absorption spectroscopy. 2.2. Photoluminescence and electroluminescence spectroscopy. 2.3. Infrared (IR) and Raman vibrational spectroscopy. 2.4. Time-resolved optical spectroscopy. 2.5. Nonlinear optical spectroscopy : harmonic generation and up-conversion. 2.6. Single nanoparticle and single molecule spectroscopy. 2.7. Dynamic light scattering (DLS). 2.8. Summary -- 3. Other experimental techniques : electron microscopy and X-ray. 3.1. Microscopy : AFM, STM, SEM and TEM. 3.2. X-ray : XRD, XPS, and XAFS, SAXS. 3.3. Electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry. 3.4. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron spin resonance (ESR). 3.5. Summary -- 4. Synthesis and fabrication of nanomaterials. 4.1. Solution chemical methods. 4.2. Gas or vapor-based methods of synthesis : CVD, MOCVD and MBE. 4.3. Nanolithography techniques. 4.4. Bioconjugation. 4.5. Toxicity and green chemistry approaches for synthesis. 4.6. Summary -- Optical properties of semiconductor nanomaterials. 5.1. Some basic concepts about semiconductors. 5.2. Energy levels and density of states in reduced dimension systems. 5.3. Electronic structure and electronic properties. 5.4. Optical properties of semiconductor nanomaterials. 5.5. Doped semiconductors : absorption and luminescence. 5.6. Nonlinear optical properties. 5.7. Optical properties of single particles. 5.8. Summary -- 6. Optical properties of metal oxide nanomaterials. 6.1. Optical absorption. 6.2. Optical emission. 6.3. Other optical properties : doped and sensitized metal oxides. 6.4. Nonlinear optical properties : luminescence up-conversion (LUC). 6.5. Summary -- 7. Optical properties of metal nanomaterials. 7.1. Strong absorption and lack of photoemission. 7.2. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR). 7.3. Correlation between structure and SPR : a theoretical perspective. 7.4. Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). 7.5. Summary -- 8. Optical properties of composite nanostructures. 8.1. Inorganic semiconductor-insulator and semiconductor-semiconductor. 8.2. Inorganic metal-insulator. 8.3. Inorganic semiconductor-metal. 8.4. Inorganic-organic (polymer). 8.5. Inorganic-biological materials. 8.6. Summary -- 9. Charge carrier dynamics in nanomaterials. 9.1. Experimental techniques for dynamics studies in nanomaterials. 9.2. Electron and photon relaxation dynamics in metal nanomaterials. 9.3. Charge carrier dynamics in semiconductor nanomaterials. 9.4. Charge carrier dynamics in metal oxide and insulator nanomaterials. 9.5. Photoinduced charge transfer dynamics. 9.6. Summary -- 10. Applications of optical properties of nanomaterials. 10.1. Chemical and biomedical detection, imaging and therapy. 10.2. Energy conversion : PV and PEC. 10.3. Environmental protection : photocatalytic and photochemical reactions. 10.4. Lasers, LEDs, and solid state lighting. 10.5. Optical filters : photonic bandgap materials or photonic crystals. 10.6. Summary

Download or read book Optical Properties of Metallic Nanoparticles written by Andreas Trügler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the fascinating world of plasmonics and physics at the nanoscale, with a focus on simulations and the theoretical aspects of optics and nanotechnology. A research field with numerous applications, plasmonics bridges the gap between the micrometer length scale of light and the secrets of the nanoworld. This is achieved by binding light to charge density oscillations of metallic nanostructures, so-called surface plasmons, which allow electromagnetic radiation to be focussed down to spots as small as a few nanometers. The book is a snapshot of recent and ongoing research and at the same time outlines our present understanding of the optical properties of metallic nanoparticles, ranging from the tunability of plasmonic resonances to the ultrafast dynamics of light-matter interaction. Beginning with a gentle introduction that highlights the basics of plasmonic interactions and plasmon imaging, the author then presents a suitable theoretical framework for the description of metallic nanostructures. This model based on this framework is first solved analytically for simple systems, and subsequently through numerical simulations for more general cases where, for example, surface roughness, nonlinear and nonlocal effects or metamaterials are investigated.

Download or read book Optical and Magnetic Properties of Nanostructures written by Neha Nayyar and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case of coupled finite (plasmonic) and infinite (semiconductor, excitonic) chains was also analyzed. We find that one can get significant exciton-plasmon coupling, including hybridized modes and energy transfer between these excitations, in the case of doped chains. The impurity atoms are found to work as attraction centers for excitons. This can be used to transform the exciton energy into local plasmon oscillations with consequent emission at desired point (at which the impurity is located). In a related study the optical properties of single layer MoS2 was analyzed with a focus on the possibility of ultrafast emission, In particular, it was found that the system can emit in femto-second regime under ultrafast laser pulse excitations. Finally, we have studied the magnetic properties of FeRh nanostructures to probe whether there is an antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic transition as a function of the ratio of Fe and Rh atoms, as in the bulk alloy. Surprisingly, the ferromagnetic phase is found to be much more stable for these nanostructures as compared to the bulk, which suggests that band-type effects may be responsible for this transition in the bulk, i.e. the transition cannot be described in terms of modification of the Heisenberg model parameters.

Download or read book Optical Properties of Single Nanoparticles and Two dimensional Arrays of Plasmonic Nanostructures written by Yadong Zhou and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Words: Plasmonic materials, Discrete Dipole Approximation, Fano Resonance, SERS, Plasmons, Coupling mode, Interaction, Optical properties, Continuous metal film, Transmission, Scattering, Reflection, Enhanced electric fields.

Download or read book Optical Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures written by Marcin L. Sadowski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-06-30 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optical methods for investigating semiconductors and the theoretical description of optical processes have always been an important part of semiconductor physics. Only the emphasis placed on different materials changes with time. Here, a large number of papers are devoted to quantum dots, presenting the theory, spectroscopic investigation and methods of producing such structures. Another major part of the book reflects the growing interest in diluted semiconductors and II-IV nanosystems in general. There are also discussions of the fascinating field of photonic crystals. `Classical' low dimensional systems, such as GsAs/GaAlAs quantum wells and heterostructures, still make up a significant part of the results presented, and they also serve as model systems for new phenomena. New materials are being sought, and new experimental techniques are coming on stream, in particular the combination of different spectroscopic modalities.

Download or read book Understanding Magnetic and Optical Properties of Lanthanide Doped Oxide Nanospinels and Heterometallic Formate Metal Organic Frameworks written by Matthew Charles Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation is composed into two primary portions defined by the material types investigated. The first part is concerned with the magneto- and thermo-optical properties of trivalent lanthanide-doped metal-oxides using europium as a probe of the photophysical mechanisms in play. These works offer important insight to observed properties that have not previously been understood and will allow for more directed studies for the use of such materials in commercial applications. The second part is concerned with the synthesis and magnetic properties of novel hetermetallic perovskite-like metal-organic frameworks, providing a route to tune the multiferroic behavior through variations in the composition of the two metals involved. In the first part of this dissertation the magneto- and thermo-optical properties of known nanospinels (AB2X4), zinc aluminate and zinc gallate, and analogous ß-gallium oxide nanoparticles doped with trivalent europium are studied using optical spectroscopy methodologies under applied high magnetic field and extreme temperature conditions. Lanthanide photophysics have been studied in depth for many decades due to their narrow line-like absorption and emission lines, despite being parity forbidden transitions. Lanthanides differ considerably from transition metal emitters in that the characteristics which lift the degeneracy in energy states are very different, resulting in many differences in the photophysical properties of materials containing those atoms. Lanthanides, however, differ from other common emitters in other ways, particularly in their relative quantum efficiencies and quantum yields. Due to the aforementioned parity forbidden nature of trivalent lanthanide excitation the quantum yields are very low due to poor absorption, despite very high quantum efficiencies. Research into materials containing lanthanides has continued to increase recently as methods of circumventing the poor absorption have increased quantum yields significantly and paved the way for commercial applications in solid-state lighting. In the last twelve years there has been additional interest in understanding the effects of temperature and applied magnetic field on lanthanide containing materials. Theoretical predictions have been made to explain observations made at moderately low temperatures (∼77 K) but experimental confirmation through a wide range of host materials and methods is limited. Studies of various metal-oxide hosts ranging from the nano- to bulk size regimes have been undertaken under applied high magnetic field using pulsed magnet systems. These studies have made a range of observations, including significant emission quenching, hysteresis-like behavior in emission recovery, and small shifts and changes in Stark splitting patterns as a function of applied magnetic field. There has been very little proposed to explain the mechanism that leads to emission quenching and hysteresis-like behavior (bistability), but the minute changes in Stark patterns and peak positions has been proposed to be the result of Zeeman splitting effects and changes in the local symmetry of the lanthanide ion. Lanthanides have also made an increased appearance in magnetic applica- tions as single-molecule magnets, most notably europium oxide, due to the unique behaviors of lanthanides under an applied magnetic field. This has widened the field of potential applications to include quantum computing and other spinelectronic applications. In this work a series of analogous metal-oxide nanoparticles are doped with trivalent europium and probed using optical spectroscopy at extreme temperatures as low as 4.2 K and, for the first time, in a persistent field magnet at high applied field. Using established theory the Zeeman splitting effects will be calculated to predict any relative shifts in Stark peak positions. Additionally, accepted theory will be used to verify that changes in Stark splitting patterns are likely due to Zee- man splitting alone, and not changes in local symmetry, as this splitting can lead to the separation of energy levels such that J-level mixing is reduced in at least one level and a secondary emission line exists. A simple mechanism is also proposed that functionally explains the emission quenching and bistabilities observed in recovery that is supported by thermo-optical data and a previously proposed model for temperature behavior in lanthanides based on Mott-Seitz theory. By using analogous hosts as controls it has been determined that the observed properties are due, not just to the field effects on lanthanide ions, but a combination of lanthanide properties and those of the host material. In fact, while the extremely limited tuning potential of lanthanide energy states are extremely important in facilitating the observed behaviors, their nature prohibits them from being useful in tuning them. Thus it has been concluded that the ability to manipulate these properties is primarily dependent on changes to the composition and structure of the host. In the second part of this dissertation a range of metal-metal ratios in a hetermetallic perovskite-like metal-organic framework is synthesized and probed to study the relationships between metal composition and magnetic properties. Since multiferroic behavior was first reported in metal-organic framework materials the field has grown considerably, with the past ten years seeing an explosion of studies to better understand the nature of these materials and the various ways these properties can be manipulated. This field has predominantly focused on homometallic ABX3 perovskite-like metal-organic frameworks and the tuning of these materials through structural manipulation via substitutions of the three ions (A, B and X). More recent studies have focused on tuning through changes in particle size and limited studies on heterometallic structures, typically with 50/50 metal ratios, on a handful of transition metal combinations. The investigation of the effects of particle size have also led to new synthetic routes, including microwave-assisted synthesis, which provide size control, substantially reduce the time of synthesis, and increase energy efficiency while lowering the environmental impact. This work relies on traditional solvothermal synthesis methods to investigate a range of metal-metal ratios in dimethylammonium nickelx manganese1-x formate metal-organic framework materials and their relative magnetic and electrical properties. Several relationships between these properties and the metal composition have been identified in addition to crystal growth size. It is also reported that the combination of metals, in which one is known to be multiferroic and the other is not, can and, in this case, will result in a hybrid material that maintains the desired multiferroic behavior. This dissertation seeks to broadly increase the understanding of various magnetic and electronic properties and relationships to structure in materials with significant promise in important fields and allow for more efficiently directed research in technical applications. Chapter 1 provides a thorough background and introduction to the theories and ideas used throughout this dissertation. In the first half an introduction to conventional lanthanide pho- tophysics provides an understanding of the unique nature of lanthanides relative to organic and transition metal emitters that in part leads to the difficulties of understanding the magnetic and thermal properties. A brief introduction is also provided to provide context for the analogous hosts used in this work which have allowed preliminary examination of the effects of manipulating various sites in the lattice. The second half of chapter 1 describes metal-organic frameworks and introduces the concept of multiferroics and provides an understanding of the significance of such materials. Chapter 2 provides introductions to the various methodologies used throughout this dissertation to probe the properties of various methods. Chapters 3 and 4 describe the synthetic methods and primary experimental results and discus- sion obtained through the study of trivalent europium doped at 5% in zinc aluminate, zinc gallate, and ß-gallium oxide nanoparticles under applied high magnetic field and extreme temperature conditions respectively. Chapters 5 and 6 are concerned with the synthetic methods and structural, magnetic, and dielectric properties of dimethylammonium nickelx manganese1-x formate metal-organic framework single crystals and the relationships that relate many of these properties. Chapter 7 provides a summary of the most significant results of the prior chapters and a direction for future work to better understand and further validate the ideas proposed by this dissertation.

Download or read book Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals written by Victor I. Klimov and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast technological potential of nanocrystalline materials, as well as current intense interest in the physics and chemistry of nanoscale phenomena, has led to explosive growth in research on semiconductor nanocrystals, also known as nanocrystal quantum dots, and metal nanoparticles. Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals addresses current topics impacting the field including synthesis and assembly of nanocrystals, theory and spectroscopy of interband and intraband optical transitions, single-nanocrystal optical and tunneling spectroscopies, electrical transport in nanocrystal assemblies, and physical and engineering aspects of nanocrystal-based devices. Written by experts who have contributed pioneering research, this reference comprises key advances in the field of semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots and metal nanoparticles over the past several years. Focusing specifically on nanocrystals generated through chemical techniques, Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals Merges investigative frontiers in physics, chemistry, and engineering Documents advances in nanocrystal synthesis and assembly Explores the theory of electronic excitations in nanoscale particles Presents comprehensive information on optical spectroscopy of interband and intraband optical transitions Reviews data on single-nanocrystal optical and tunneling spectroscopies Weighs controversies related to carrier relaxation dynamics in ultrasmall nanoparticles Discusses charge carrier transport in nanocrystal assemblies Provides examples of lasing and photovoltaic nanocrystal-based devices Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals is a must read for scientists, engineers, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in the physics and chemistry of nanoscale semiconductor and metal particles, as well as general nanoscale science. About the Editor: VICTOR I. KLIMOV is Team Leader, Softmatter Nanotechnology and Advanced Spectroscopy Team, Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. The recipient of the Los Alamos Fellows Prize (2000), he is a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, leader of the Nanophotonics and Nanoelectronics Thrust of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (U.S. Department of Energy), a member of the Los Alamos Board of Governors of the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter, and a member of the Steering Committee for the Los Alamos Quantum Institute. He received the M.S. (1978), Ph.D. (1981), and Dr. Sci. (1993) degrees from Moscow State University, Russia.

Download or read book Nanophotonics and Plasmonics written by Dr. Ching Eng (Jason) Png and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a first integrated view of nanophotonics and plasmonics, covering the use of dielectric, semiconductor, and metal nanostructures to manipulate light at the nanometer scale. The presentation highlights similarities and advantages, and shows the common underlying physics, targets, and methodologies used for different materials (optically transparent materials for nanophotonics, vs opaque materials for plasmonics). Ultimately, the goal is to provide a basis for developing a unified platform for both fields. In addition to the fundamentals and detailed theoretical background, the book showcases the main device applications. Ching Eng (Jason) Png is Director of the Electronics and Photonics Department at the Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore. Yuriy A. Akimov is a scientist in the Electronics and Photonics Department at the Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore.

Download or read book Handbook of Self Assembled Semiconductor Nanostructures for Novel Devices in Photonics and Electronics written by Mohamed Henini and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The self-assembled nanostructured materials described in this book offer a number of advantages over conventional material technologies in a wide range of sectors. World leaders in the field of self-organisation of nanostructures review the current status of research and development in the field, and give an account of the formation, properties, and self-organisation of semiconductor nanostructures. Chapters on structural, electronic and optical properties, and devices based on self-organised nanostructures are also included. Future research work on self-assembled nanostructures will connect diverse areas of material science, physics, chemistry, electronics and optoelectronics. This book will provide an excellent starting point for workers entering the field and a useful reference to the nanostructured materials research community. It will be useful to any scientist who is involved in nanotechnology and those wishing to gain a view of what is possible with modern fabrication technology. Mohamed Henini is a Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Nottingham. He has authored and co-authored over 750 papers in international journals and conference proceedings and is the founder of two international conferences. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Microelectronics Journal and has edited three previous Elsevier books. - Contributors are world leaders in the field - Brings together all the factors which are essential in self-organisation of quantum nanostructures - Reviews the current status of research and development in self-organised nanostructured materials - Provides a ready source of information on a wide range of topics - Useful to any scientist who is involved in nanotechnology - Excellent starting point for workers entering the field - Serves as an excellent reference manual

Download or read book Optical Properties and Biological Applications of Electromagnetically Coupled Metal Nanoparticles written by Sassan Nathan Sheikholeslami and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The optical properties of metallic particles change dramatically as the size shrinks to the nanoscale. The familiar mirror-like sheen of bulk metals is replaced by the bright, sharp, colorful plasmonic resonances of nanoparticles. The resonances of plasmonic metal nanoparticles are highly tunable throughout the visible spectrum, depending on the size, shape, local dielectric environment, and proximity to other optical resonances. Fundamental and applied research in the nanoscience community in the past few decades has sought to understand and exploit these phenomena for biological applications. In this work, discrete nanoparticle assemblies were produced through biomolecular interactions and studied at the single particle level with darkfield spectroscopy. Pairs of gold nanoparticles tethered by DNA were utilized as molecular rulers to study the dynamics of DNA bending by the restriction enzyme EcoRV. These results substantiated that nanoparticle rulers, deemed "plasmon rulers", could measure the dynamics of single biomolecules with high throughput, long lifetime, and high temporal resolution. To extend these concepts for live cell studies, a plasmon ruler comprised of peptide-linked gold nanoparticle satellites around a core particle was synthesized and utilized to optically follow cell signaling pathways in vivo at the single molecule level. The signal provided by these plasmon rulers allowed continuous observation of caspase-3 activation at the single molecule level in living cells for over 2 hours, unambiguously identifying early stage activation of caspase-3 in apoptotic cells. In the last section of this dissertation, an experimental and theoretical study of electomagnetic coupling in asymmetric metal nanoparticle dimers is presented. A "heterodimer" composed of a silver particle and a gold particle is observed to have a novel coupling between a plasmon mode (free electron oscillations) and an inter-band absorption process (bound electron transitions). The modes in such asymmetric "plasmonic molecules" are possibly characterized by unique spatial and spectral profiles, and polarization behavior, allowing one to tune the optical response of the nanostructure in the near and far fields.

Download or read book New Trends in Nanoparticle Magnetism written by Davide Peddis and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent progress and developments in the field of magnetic nanoparticles, with special emphasis on new materials design approaches for magnetic nanoarchitectures, advanced characterization techniques, and a wide range of applications areas including permanent magnets, biomedicine, and life sciences. The book also features an exhaustive section on fundamentals, covering single particle effects, surface effects, and interparticle interactions. The book delivers a strong focus throughout on the multidisciplinarity of the subject spanning physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, medicine, and environmental science. This forward-looking contributed volume highlights future perspectives and areas of emerging research, and will be of great interest to advanced undergraduates, as well as researchers in academia and industry.

Download or read book Optical Properties of Materials and Their Applications written by Jai Singh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a semi-quantitative approach to recent developments in the study of optical properties of condensed matter systems Featuring contributions by noted experts in the field of electronic and optoelectronic materials and photonics, this book looks at the optical properties of materials as well as their physical processes and various classes. Taking a semi-quantitative approach to the subject, it presents a summary of the basic concepts, reviews recent developments in the study of optical properties of materials and offers many examples and applications. Optical Properties of Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition starts by identifying the processes that should be described in detail and follows with the relevant classes of materials. In addition to featuring four new chapters on optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors, recent advances in electroluminescence, perovskites, and ellipsometry, the book covers: optical properties of disordered condensed matter and glasses; concept of excitons; photoluminescence, photoinduced changes, and electroluminescence in noncrystalline semiconductors; and photoinduced bond breaking and volume change in chalcogenide glasses. Also included are chapters on: nonlinear optical properties of photonic glasses; kinetics of the persistent photoconductivity in crystalline III-V semiconductors; and transparent white OLEDs. In addition, readers will learn about excitonic processes in quantum wells; optoelectronic properties and applications of quantum dots; and more. Covers all of the fundamentals and applications of optical properties of materials Includes theory, experimental techniques, and current and developing applications Includes four new chapters on optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors, recent advances in electroluminescence, perovskites, and ellipsometry Appropriate for materials scientists, chemists, physicists and electrical engineers involved in development of electronic materials Written by internationally respected professionals working in physics and electrical engineering departments and government laboratories Optical Properties of Materials and Their Applications, 2nd Edition is an ideal book for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, and teaching and research professionals in the fields of physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and materials engineering.