• DocumentCode
    2670808
  • Title

    Ultrafast electron dynamics in silver nanoparticle arrays

  • Author

    Averitt, R.D. ; Demsar, J. ; Woode, E.K. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Beverly, K.C. ; Heath, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We present the results of ultrafast optical experiments on silver quantum dot super-lattices. Dramatic changes in the electron dynamics occur as a function of interparticle spacing due to enhanced dipolar coupling and, most importantly, electron delocalization.
  • Keywords
    electron correlations; high-speed optical techniques; metal-insulator transition; nanoparticles; quantum dots; silver; Ag; dipolar coupling; electron correlation; electron delocalization; interparticle spacing; metal-insulator transition; silver nanoparticle arrays; silver quantum dot super-lattices; ultrafast electron dynamics; Biomedical optical imaging; Electron optics; Metal-insulator structures; Metallic superlattices; Nanoparticles; Optical films; Optical superlattices; Reflectivity; Silver; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.237860
  • Filename
    1276332