Title : 
Plasmon-enhanced luminescence from silicon nanocrystals
         
        
            Author : 
Goffard, Julie ; Gerard, D. ; Miska, Patrice ; Baudrion, Anne-Laure ; Vergnat, Michel ; Plain, J.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
LNIO, Univ. de Technol. de Troyes, Troyes, France
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We report on the plasmon-enhanced emission of silicon nanocrystals located at a controlled distance from gold nanoparticles. A maximum enhancement factor of 6 is observed at the optimum distance.
         
        
            Keywords : 
elemental semiconductors; gold; nanoparticles; photoluminescence; plasmons; silicon; Si; gold nanoparticles; plasmon-enhanced emission; plasmon-enhanced luminescence; silicon nanocrystals; Economic indicators; Gold; Luminescence; Nanocrystals; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Silicon;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA