• DocumentCode
    500181
  • Title

    Near-IR emission from metal-insulator-metal tunnel junctions based on surface plasmon interactions

  • Author

    Chen, J.Y. ; Ancukiewicz, D. ; Wang, L. ; Jain, R.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the observation of near-IR emission from Al-AlOx-Au tunnel junctions and a blurred-up peak at high applied voltage. We argue that it results from an interaction with near-IR surface plasmons.
  • Keywords
    aluminium; aluminium compounds; gold; photoluminescence; surface plasmons; Al-AlOx-Au; metal-insulator-metal tunnel junctions; near-infrared emission; near-infrared surface plasmons; surface plasmon interactions; uniform light emission; Glass; Gratings; Metal-insulator structures; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Voltage; (130.0250) Optoelectronics; (130.3060) Infrared; (240.0310) Thin films;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225563