Intrinsic luminescence from metal nanostructures and its applications

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/9/097302

Abstract

Intrinsic luminescence from metal nanostructures complements conventional scattering and absorption behaviors and has many interesting and unique features. This phenomenon has attracted considerable research attention in recent years because of its various potential applications. In this review, we discuss recent advances in this field, summarize potential applications for this type of luminescence, and compare theoretical models to describe the phenomena. On the basis of the excitation process, the characteristic features and corresponding applications are summarized briefly in three parts, namely, continuous-wave light, pulsed laser, and electron excitation. A universal physical mechanism likely operates in all these emission processes regardless of differences in the excitation processes; however, there remains some debate surrounding the details of the theoretical model. Further insight into these luminescence phenomena will not only provide a deeper fundamental understanding of plasmonic nanostructures but will also advance and extend their applications.

Keywords: metal nanostructure luminescence surface plasmon spectroscopy

Received: 17 April 2018
Revised: 06 June 2018
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PACS:	73.20.Mf	(Collective excitations (including excitons, polarons, plasmons and other charge-density excitations))
	78.67.Bf	(Nanocrystals, nanoparticles, and nanoclusters)
	78.60.Hk	(Cathodoluminescence, ionoluminescence)

Corresponding Authors: Guowei Lü
E-mail: guowei.lu@pku.edu.cn

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Weidong Zhang(张威东), Te Wen(温特), Yuqing Cheng(程宇清), Jingyi Zhao(赵静怡), Qihuang Gong(龚旗煌), Guowei Lü(吕国伟) Intrinsic luminescence from metal nanostructures and its applications 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 097302

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