Control of energy dissipation in nanoparticle optical devices: Nearly loss-free switching and modulation

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Sadeghi, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy dissipation; Metallic nanoparticles; Nanodevices; Nanoparticle molecules; Plasmons; Quantum coherence; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MOLECULES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; PLASMONS;

DEVICE APPLICATION; INITIAL STATE; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANO-DEVICES; OPERATING CYCLE; QUANTUM COHERENCE; QUANTUM-DOT SIZE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; LIGHT; NANODEVICE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84866152939     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1184-y     Document Type: Article

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