Light-emitting diodes enhanced by localized surface plasmon resonance

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gu, Xuefeng ^a   Qiu, Teng ^a   Zhang, Wenjun ^b   Chu, Paul K ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PLASMONS; FABRICATION; LIGHT EMISSION; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EMITTED PHOTONS; ENERGY COUPLINGS; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; FUTURE CHALLENGES; LIGHTING DEVICES; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURE; COUPLING EFFECT; ENERGY CRISIS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 82655168679     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-199     Document Type: Review

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