Nanoscale mapping of plasmon and exciton in ZnO tetrapods coupled with Au nanoparticles

Bertoni, Giovanni; Fabbri, Filippo; Villani, Marco; Lazzarini, Laura; Turner, Stuart; Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf; Calestani, Davide; Gradečak, Silvija; Zappettini, Andrea; Salviati, Giancarlo

doi:10.1038/srep19168

Title: Nanoscale mapping of plasmon and exciton in ZnO tetrapods coupled with Au nanoparticles

Journal Article · Tue Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19168· OSTI ID:1238783

Bertoni, Giovanni ^[1]; Fabbri, Filippo ^[1]; Villani, Marco ^[1]; Lazzarini, Laura ^[1]; Turner, Stuart ^[2]; Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf ^[2]; Calestani, Davide ^[1]; Gradečak, Silvija ^[3]; Zappettini, Andrea ^[1]; Salviati, Giancarlo ^[1]

CNR-IMEM, Parma (Italy)
Univ. of Antwerp, Antwerp (Belgium)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Metallic nanoparticles can be used to enhance optical absorption or emission in semiconductors, thanks to a strong interaction of collective excitations of free charges (plasmons) with electromagnetic fields. Herein we present direct imaging at the nanoscale of plasmon-exciton coupling in Au/ZnO nanostructures by combining scanning transmission electron energy loss and cathodoluminescence spectroscopy and mapping. The Au nanoparticles (~30 nm in diameter) are grown in-situ on ZnO nanotetrapods by means of a photochemical process without the need of binding agents or capping molecules, resulting in clean interfaces. Interestingly, the Au plasmon resonance is localized at the Au/vacuum interface, rather than presenting an isotropic distribution around the nanoparticle. Moreover, on the contrary, a localization of the ZnO signal has been observed inside the Au nanoparticle, as also confirmed by numerical simulations.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Excitonics (CE)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001088

OSTI ID:: 1238783

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 6; ISSN 2045-2322

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