Sensing the temperature influence on plasmonic field of metal nanoparticles by photoluminescence of fullerene C{sub 60} in layered C{sub 60}/Au system
- Physics Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrs'ka Str., 01601 Kyiv (Ukraine)
Influence of temperature on the plasmonic field in the temperature range of 78–278 K was studied employing surface plasmon enhanced photoluminescence from the fullerene C{sub 60} thin film deposited on 2D array of Au nanoparticles. It was experimentally found that temperature dependence of plasmonic enhancement factor of C{sub 60} luminescence decreases monotonically with the temperature increase. Influence of temperature on plasmonic enhancement factor was found to be considerably stronger when the frequency of surface plasmon absorption band of Au nanoparticles and the frequency of fullerene luminescence band are in resonance. Electron-phonon scattering and thermal expansion of Au nanoparticles were considered as two competing physical mechanisms of the temperature dependence of plasmonic field magnitude. The calculations revealed significant prevalence of the electron-phonon scattering. The temperature induced increase in the scattering rate leads to higher plasmon damping that causes the decrease in the magnitude of plasmonic field.
- OSTI ID:
- 22402858
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 15; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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