Tuning the influence of metal nanoparticles on ZnO photoluminescence by atomic-layer-deposited dielectric spacer

Nanophotonics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-160

  Liu, Monan ^a   Chen, Rui ^a   Adamo, Giorgio ^b,c   MacDonald, Kevin F ^c   Sie, Edbert J ^a,d   Sum, Tze Chien ^a   Zheludev, Nikolay I ^b,c   Sun, Handong ^a,b   Fan, Hong Jin ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d BERKELEY EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH IN SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atomic layer deposition; Cathodoluminescence; Metal nanoparticles; Photoluminescence; Surface plasmons; ZnO nanowires

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; ATOMS; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; METALS; NANOWIRES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SURFACE PLASMONS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; ZINC OXIDE;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITED; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LOCAL SURFACE PLASMONS; NANO-HETEROSTRUCTURES; NEAR BAND EDGE EMISSIONS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO NANOWIRES;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84896777570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21928614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2012-0040     Document Type: Article

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