DocumentCode :
2260457
Title :
Effect of phase-transforming medium on coherent electron dynamics in gold nanoantennas
Author :
Appavoo, Kannatassen ; Haglund, Richard F., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
fYear :
2011
fDate :
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
We probed the coherent plasmon dephasing time (T2) in gold nanostructures while thermally modulating the surrounding VO2. Our findings indicate three distinct lifetimes corresponding to the insulating, metallic and one at the phase-transformation onset.
Keywords :
gold; metal-insulator transition; nanoparticles; plasmonics; vanadium compounds; Au; VO2; coherent electron dynamics; coherent plasmon dephasing time; gold nanoantennas; gold nanostructures; insulating onset; metallic onset; phase-transformation onset; phase-transforming medium; surrounding vanadium dioxide; thermal modulation; Gold; Nanoparticles; Optical interferometry; Plasmons; Temperature measurement; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
Type :
conf
Filename :
5951473
Link To Document :
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