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Nanoscale mapping of plasmon and exciton in ZnO tetrapods coupled with Au nanoparticles.


ABSTRACT: Metallic nanoparticles can be used to enhance optical absorption or emission in semiconductors, thanks to a strong interaction of collective excitations of free charges (plasmons) with electromagnetic fields. Herein we present direct imaging at the nanoscale of plasmon-exciton coupling in Au/ZnO nanostructures by combining scanning transmission electron energy loss and cathodoluminescence spectroscopy and mapping. The Au nanoparticles (~30 nm in diameter) are grown in-situ on ZnO nanotetrapods by means of a photochemical process without the need of binding agents or capping molecules, resulting in clean interfaces. Interestingly, the Au plasmon resonance is localized at the Au/vacuum interface, rather than presenting an isotropic distribution around the nanoparticle. On the contrary, a localization of the ZnO signal has been observed inside the Au nanoparticle, as also confirmed by numerical simulations.

SUBMITTER: Bertoni G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4709633 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nanoscale mapping of plasmon and exciton in ZnO tetrapods coupled with Au nanoparticles.

Bertoni Giovanni G   Fabbri Filippo F   Villani Marco M   Lazzarini Laura L   Turner Stuart S   Van Tendeloo Gustaaf G   Calestani Davide D   Gradečak Silvija S   Zappettini Andrea A   Salviati Giancarlo G  

Scientific reports 20160112


Metallic nanoparticles can be used to enhance optical absorption or emission in semiconductors, thanks to a strong interaction of collective excitations of free charges (plasmons) with electromagnetic fields. Herein we present direct imaging at the nanoscale of plasmon-exciton coupling in Au/ZnO nanostructures by combining scanning transmission electron energy loss and cathodoluminescence spectroscopy and mapping. The Au nanoparticles (~30 nm in diameter) are grown in-situ on ZnO nanotetrapods b  ...[more]

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