Generation of molecular hot electroluminescence by resonant nanocavity plasmons

Nature Photonics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-54

  Dong, Z C ^a   Zhang, X L ^a   Gao, H Y ^a   Luo, Y ^a   Zhang, C ^a   Chen, L G ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Tao, X ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Yang, J L ^a   Hou, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES; MOLECULAR EMISSIONS; PORPHYRIN MOLECULES; RADIATIVE CHANNELS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; RESONANCE ENHANCEMENT; SINGLET EXCITED STATE; VI-BRONIC TRANSITIONS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; MOLECULES;

PLASMONS;

EID: 73549098885     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2009.257     Document Type: Article

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