Density matrix based microscopic theory of molecule metal-nanoparticle interactions: Linear absorbance and plasmon enhancement of intermolecular excitation energy transfer

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kyas, Gerold ^a   May, Volkhard ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-DENSITY; ABSORBED PHOTONS; COULOMB COUPLINGS; DENSITY MATRIX; INTERACTING MOLECULES; INTERACTING SPECIES; INTRAMOLECULAR VIBRATIONAL ENERGY REDISTRIBUTIONS; LINEAR ABSORBANCE; LOCAL FIELDS; MICROSCOPIC THEORY; NANOPARTICLE INTERACTION; NONPERTURBATIVE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SURFACE PLASMON DECAY; SURFACE PLASMON EXCITATION; VIBRATIONAL LEVEL STRUCTURES;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXCITATION ENERGY; MOLECULES; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

MATRIX ALGEBRA;

METAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ENERGY TRANSFER; METALS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 79551630075     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3528719     Document Type: Article

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