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Effect of quantum tunneling on the efficiency of excitation energy transfer in plasmonic nanoparticle chain waveguides

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c8tc01466c· OSTI ID:1540101
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  1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering Program; University of California-Riverside; Riverside; USA
  2. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas; Departamento de Química Teórica y Computacional; Córdoba; Argentina
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Quantum-mechanical effects can result in qualitatively different (and sometimes completely opposite) results for excitation energy transfer in plasmonic waveguides.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0016269
OSTI ID:
1540101
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 6, Issue 22; ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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