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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
We present stationary and transient absorption measurements on 3D Au nanoparticle (NP)-decorated Si O 2 nanowire arrays. The 3D NP array has been produced by the dewetting of a thin Au film deposited on silica nanowires produced by oxidation of silicon nanowires. The experimental behaviors of the spectral and temporal dynamics observed in the experiment are accurately described by a two-step, three-temperature model. Using an arbitrary set of Au NPs with different aspect ratios, we demonstrate that the width of the experimental spectra, the energy shift of their position with time, and the asymmetry between the two positive wings in the dynamical variation of absorption can all be attributed to the nonuniform shape distribution of the Au NPs in the sample.
Publisher: 
American Physical Society
Publication date: 
28 Mar 2018
Authors: 

Lorenzo Di Mario, Tadele Orbula Otomalo, Daniele Catone, Patrick O’keeffe, Lin Tian, Stefano Turchini, Bruno Palpant, Faustino Martelli

Biblio References: 
Volume: 97 Issue: 11 Pages: 115448
Origin: 
Physical Review B