Distinguishing between plasmon-induced and photoexcited carriers in a device geometry

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Zheng, Bob Y ^a,b   Zhao, Hangqi ^a,b   Manjavacas, Alejandro ^b   McClain, Michael ^b   Nordlander, Peter ^b   Halas, Naomi J ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOWIRE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT; PHOTOLYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONDUCTANCE; DIODE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ENERGY; EXCITATION; GEOMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; HOT CARRIER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTON; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOTTKY DIODE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84986910142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8797     Document Type: Article

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