Plasmonic Effects in Metal-Semiconductor Nanostructures
Alexey A. Toropov and Tatiana V. Shubina
Abstract
This book offers an up-to-date overview of the growing trends in the field of solid state physics known as plasmonics. Initially, plasmonics was concerned with the study of resonant interactions of light with various metal structures. In recent years, however, the emphasis has shifted towards investigation of more sophisticated nanostructures involving not only metals but also semiconductors. The combination of strong surface plasmon resonances inherent to conducting structures with high responsivity of semiconductors to external electromagnetic fields have opened new exciting pathways to cont ... More
This book offers an up-to-date overview of the growing trends in the field of solid state physics known as plasmonics. Initially, plasmonics was concerned with the study of resonant interactions of light with various metal structures. In recent years, however, the emphasis has shifted towards investigation of more sophisticated nanostructures involving not only metals but also semiconductors. The combination of strong surface plasmon resonances inherent to conducting structures with high responsivity of semiconductors to external electromagnetic fields have opened new exciting pathways to control light in ultra-compact geometries. The purpose of the book is to give a general view of electromagnetic and quantum phenomena taking place in metal-semiconductor plasmonic structures, ranging from basic physical theories to practical engineering applications, such as plasmonic nanolasers, plasmon-enhanced light-emitting diodes and solar cells, plasmonic emitters of quantum light, and advanced plasmonic devices operating in infrared and terahertz domains. The list of topics also includes achievement of the strong coupling regime in plasmonic cavities with both organic and inorganic semiconductors and preservation of the non-classical statistics of photons by propagating surface plasmon polaritons.
Keywords:
plasmonics,
metal-semiconductor nanostructures,
electrodynamics,
quantum physics,
material science,
surface plasmons,
plasmonic cavities,
strong coupling regime,
nanolasers,
quantum light
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2015 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199699315 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2015 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199699315.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Alexey A. Toropov, author
Leading researcher, Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Tatiana V. Shubina, author
Leading researcher, Ioffe Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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