Imperial College London
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ProfessorRupertOulton

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Professor of Nanophotonics
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 7576r.oulton

 
 
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914Blackett LaboratorySouth Kensington Campus

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Publications

Citation

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@article{Doiron:2019:10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01369,
author = {Doiron, B and Mota, M and Wells, MP and Bower, R and Mihai, A and Li, Y and Cohen, LF and Alford, NM and Petrov, PK and Oulton, RF and Maier, SA},
doi = {10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01369},
journal = {ACS Photonics},
pages = {240--259},
title = {Quantifying figures of merit for localized surface plasmon resonance applications: a materials survey},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01369},
volume = {6},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Using localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR) to focus electromagnetic radiation to the nanoscale shows the promise of unprecedented capabilities in optoelectronic devices, medical treatments and nanoscale chemistry, due to a strong enhancement of light-matter interactions. As we continue to explore novel applications, we require a systematic quantitative method to compare suitability across different geometries and a growing library of materials. In this work, we propose application-specific figures of merit constructed from fundamental electronic and optical properties of each material. We compare 17 materials from four material classes (noble metals, refractory metals, transition metal nitrides, and conductive oxides) considering eight topical LSPR applications. Our figures of merit go beyond purely electromagnetic effects and account for the materials’ thermal properties, interactions with adjacent materials, and realistic illumination conditions. For each application we compare, for simplicity, an optimized spherical antenna geometry and benchmark our proposed choice against the state-of-the-art from the literature. Our propositions suggest the most suitable plasmonic materials for key technology applications and can act as a starting point for those working directly on the design, fabrication, and testing of such devices.
AU  - Doiron,B
AU  - Mota,M
AU  - Wells,MP
AU  - Bower,R
AU  - Mihai,A
AU  - Li,Y
AU  - Cohen,LF
AU  - Alford,NM
AU  - Petrov,PK
AU  - Oulton,RF
AU  - Maier,SA
DO  - 10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01369
EP  - 259
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 2330-4022
SP  - 240
TI  - Quantifying figures of merit for localized surface plasmon resonance applications: a materials survey
T2  - ACS Photonics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01369
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000459642800001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/67923
VL  - 6
ER  -
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