• DocumentCode
    2258620
  • Title

    Plasmonic properties of metallic nanoparticles: The effects of size quantization

  • Author

    Townsend, Emily ; Bryant, GarnettW

  • Author_Institution
    Joint Quantum Inst., Univ. of Maryland, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We examine the quantum mechanics of plasmons in metallic nanoparticle systems using time-dependent density functional theory. We identify "quantum core plasmons" and "classical surface plasmons".
  • Keywords
    density functional theory; nanoparticles; plasmonics; quantum optics; quantum theory; surface plasmons; classical surface plasmons; metallic nanoparticles; plasmonic properties; quantum core plasmons; quantum mechanics; size quantization; time-dependent density functional theory; Nanoparticles; Optical pulses; Plasmons; Quantum dots; Quantum mechanics; Resonant frequency; Surface treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951394