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Title: Heating Effects on Nanofabricated Plasmonic Dimers with Interconnects
Plasmonic nanostructures with electrical connections have potential applications as new electro-optic devices due to their strong light–matter interactions. Plasmonic dimers with nanogaps between adjacent nanostructures are especially good at enhancing local electromagnetic (EM) fields at resonance for improved performance. In this study, we use optical extinction measurements and high-resolution electron microscopy imaging to investigate the thermal stability of electrically interconnected plasmonic dimers and their optical and morphological properties. Experimental measurements and finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations are combined to characterize temperature effects on the plasmonic properties of large arrays of Au nanostructures on glass substrates. Experiments show continuous blue shifts of extinction peaks for heating up to 210°C. Microscopy measurements reveal these peak shifts are due to morphological changes that shrink nanorods and increase nanogap distances. Simulations of the nanostructures before and after heating find good agreement with experiments. Results show that plasmonic properties are maintained after thermal processing, but peak shifts need to be considered for device design.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2150158
PAR ID:
10515108
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
World Scientific
Date Published:
Journal Name:
International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems
Volume:
32
Issue:
02n04
ISSN:
0129-1564
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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