Electronic coupling and optimal gap size between two metal nanoparticles

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Zhao, Ke ^a,b   Troparevsky, M Claudia ^a,b   Xiao, Di ^b   Eguiluz, Adolfo G ^a,b   Zhang, Zhenyu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB-INITIO; BOND-BREAKING; ELECTRONIC COUPLINGS; GAP SIZES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE AGGREGATES; NON-MAGNETIC; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; RELATIVE ORIENTATIONS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; STATIC POLARIZABILITY; TWO PARTICLES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NANOPARTICLES; OLIGOMERS;

SILVER;

EID: 65549108693     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.186804     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. S.N. Khanna and P. Jena, Phys. Rev. Lett. PRLTAO 0031-9007 69, 1664 (1992). 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1664
2. C.P. Collier, Science SCIEAS 0036-8075 277, 1978 (1997). 10.1126/science.277.5334.1978
3. H.X. Xu, E.J. Bjerneld, M. Käll, and L. Börjesson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 4357 (1999). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.4357
4. J. Jiang, K. Bosnick, M. Maillard, and L. Brus, J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 9964 (2003). JPCBFK 1520-6106 10.1021/jp034632u
5. H.X. Xu, J. Aizpurua, M. Käll, and P. Apell, Phys. Rev. E PLEEE8 1063-651X 62, 4318 (2000). 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.4318
6. A.M. Michaels, J. Jiang, and L. Brus, J. Phys. Chem. B 104, 11965 (2000). JPCBFK 1520-6106 10.1021/jp0025476
7. L.L. Zhao, L. Jensen, and G.C. Schatz, Nano Lett. 6, 1229 (2006). NALEFD 1530-6984 10.1021/nl0607378
8. T. Atay, J.H. Song, and A.V. Nurmikko, Nano Lett. 4, 1627 (2004). NALEFD 1530-6984 10.1021/nl049215n
9. M. Danckwerts and L. Novotny, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 026104 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.026104
10. J.B. Lassiter, Nano Lett. NALEFD 1530-6984 8, 1212 (2008). 10.1021/nl080271o
11. G. Schedelbeck, W. Wegscheider, M. Bichler, and G. Abstreiter, Science 278, 1792 (1997). SCIEAS 0036-8075 10.1126/science.278.5344.1792
12. I. Grigorenko, S. Haas, A. Balatsky, and A.F.J. Levi, New J. Phys. 10, 043017 (2008). NJOPFM 1367-2630 10.1088/1367-2630/10/4/043017
13. P. Howard, A. Andreev, and D.A. Williams, Phys. Status Solidi (c) PSSCGL 1610-1634 5, 3156 (2008). 10.1002/pssc.200779304
14. J.R. Chelikowsky, N. Troullier, and Y. Saad, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 1240 (1994). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.1240
15. J.R. Chelikowsky, J. Phys. D 33, R33 (2000). JPAPBE 0022-3727 10.1088/0022-3727/33/8/201
16. N. Troullier and J.L. Martins, Phys. Rev. B PRBMDO 0163-1829 43, 1993 (1991). 10.1103/PhysRevB.43.1993
17. J.C. Idrobo, S. Aǧüt, and J. Jellinek, Phys. Rev. B PRBMDO 0163-1829 72, 085445 (2005). 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.085445
18. D.M. Ceperley and B.J. Alder, Phys. Rev. Lett. 45, 566 (1980). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.45.566
19. J.P. Perdew and A. Zunger, Phys. Rev. B PRBMDO 0163-1829 23, 5048 (1981). 10.1103/PhysRevB.23.5048
20. M.P. Marder, Condensed Matter Physics (Wiley, New York, 2000), 1st ed., pp. 745-749.
21. H. Ohnishi, Y. Kondo, and K. Takayanagi, Nature (London) 395, 780 (1998). NATUAS 0028-0836 10.1038/27399
22. M. Kiguchi, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 146802 (2007). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.146802
23. M. Strange, K.S. Thygesen, J.P. Sethna, and K.W. Jacobsen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 096804 (2008). PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.096804