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Electron-induced limitation of surface plasmon propagation in silver nanowires
Johann BerthelotQi FuAlexandre BouhelierMingxia SongDouguo ZhangG. Colas Des FrancsA. TheteErik Dujardinsubject
Materials scienceNanostructureFOS: Physical sciencesPhysics::OpticsBioengineering02 engineering and technologyElectron01 natural sciences[ CHIM ] Chemical SciencesMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)0103 physical sciencesPhysics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters[CHIM]Chemical SciencesGeneral Materials ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering010306 general physicsNanoscopic scalePlasmonElectronic circuitCondensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physicsbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringSurface plasmonPlasmonic CircuitryGeneral Chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyMechanics of MaterialsOptoelectronicsElectric current0210 nano-technologybusinessOptics (physics.optics)Physics - Opticsdescription
Plasmonic circuitry is considered as a promising solution-effective technology for miniaturizing and integrating the next generation of optical nano-devices. A key element is the shared metal network between electrical and optical information enabling an efficient hetero-integration of an electronic control layer and a plasmonic data link. Here, we investigate to what extend surface plasmons and current-carrying electrons interfere in such a shared circuitry. By synchronously recording surface plasmon propagation and electrical output characteristics of single chemically-synthesized silver nanowires we determine the limiting factors hindering the co-propagation of electrical current and surface plasmons in these nanoscale circuits.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 |