Photophysics of photothermal activation of plasmonic nanostructures

Abstract

Alle rechten voorbehouden. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden vermenigvuldigd, in enige vorm of op enige wijze, zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toestemming van de auteur. Chapter 4: Influencing Energy and Charge Transfer Between Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Semiconductors: Au/Ce1-xPrxO2 ______________ 6 Introduction ___________________________________________ 7 Results and Discussion ___________________________________ 8 Experimental methods ___________________________________ 9 References_____________________________________________ Appendix B: Supplementary information _________________________ Section 1: Energy levels of Ce(Pr)Ox ________________________ Section 2: Characterization of Au/CPO. _____________________ Chapter 5: Ultrafast photoinduced heat generation by plasmonic HfN nanoparticles __________________________________________ 1 Introduction __________________________________________ 2 Results and Discussion __________________________________ 3 Conclusions ___________________________________________ 4 Methods _____________________________________________