Photoluminescence plasmonic enhancement in InAs quantum dots coupled to gold nanoparticles

Materials Letters

Volumn 65, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 3605-3608

  Wu, Jiang ^a   Lee, Seungyong ^a   Reddy, V R ^a   Manasreh, M O ^a   Weaver, B D ^b   Yakes, M K ^b   Furrow, C S ^c   Kunets, VaS P ^c   Benamara, M ^c   Salamo, G J ^c  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Photoluminescence; Quantum dot; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; GOLD; INDIUM ARSENIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLASMONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

DIPOLE FIELDS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INAS QUANTUM DOTS; MAGNITUDE ENHANCEMENT; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ENHANCEMENT; PHOTON SCATTERING; SCATTERING CROSS SECTION; SURFACE PLASMONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 80052097425     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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