Photon energy conversion via localized surface plasmons in ZnO/Ag/ZnO nanostructures

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 5886-5891

  Xu, Tian Ning ^a,b   Hu, Lian ^a   Jin, Shu Qiang ^a   Zhang, Bing Po ^a   Cai, Xi Kun ^a   Wu, Hui Zhen ^a   Sui, Chen Hua ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Localized surface plasmons; Luminescence; Sandwiched metallic nanostructures; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LUMINESCENCE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ZINC OXIDE;

BI-LAYER STRUCTURE; ENHANCEMENT RATIOS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURE; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT EMISSION;

LIGHT;

EID: 84862786873     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.02.130     Document Type: Article

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