Title :
Modification of coherent acoustic phonon lifetimes in thin gold films by self-assembled molecular monolayers
Author :
Hettich, M. ; Bruchhausen, A. ; Riedel, S. ; Verleger, S. ; Geldhauser, T. ; Chauhan, R. ; Ristow, O. ; Issenmann, D. ; Boneberg, J. ; Leiderer, P. ; Scheer, E. ; Dual, J. ; Dekorsy, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Center of Appl. Photonics, Univ. Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Abstract :
We report on the modification of coherent acoustic phonon lifetimes in thin gold films induced by insertion of self-assembled monolayers as interface layers between gold films and substrates.
Keywords :
monolayers; self-assembly; semiconductor thin films; substrates; coherent acoustic phonon lifetimes; self-assembled molecular monolayers; thin gold films; Gold; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943000
