Gold nanoparticles deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide substrates as materials for laser operated optoelectronic devices

  • E. Al-Harbi
  • M. A. Aziz
  • M. Oyama
  • A. M. El-Naggar
  • N. AlZayed
  • A. Wojciechowski
  • I. V. Kityk
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Abstract

We have discovered occurrence of strong narrow spectral lines in gold nanoparticles deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide substrates at wavelengths 410, 440 and 550 nm under influence of 808 nm wavelength laser illumination with power about 200 mW. These lines appear just after the 1 s of illumination and are almost unchanged during all the remaining time of illumination. Such lines are absent for the other content of gold nanoparticles-modified substrates. So a principle role here is played by the inter-particle distances. The relaxation process is continued during 8–10 h and the samples return to their initial states. The occurrence of the such narrow spectral lines may be a consequence of the two-photon absorption related with the corresponding electron–phonon interactions due to specific interactions between the plasmons and the phonon subsystem and the free carriers.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by Polish National Science Centre (Project No. 2011/01/B/ST7/06194) and by King Saud University, and by Grant No. 215525/m/10 from King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • E. Al-Harbi
    • 1
  • M. A. Aziz
    • 2
  • M. Oyama
    • 2
  • A. M. El-Naggar
    • 1
  • N. AlZayed
    • 1
  • A. Wojciechowski
    • 3
  • I. V. Kityk
    • 3
  1. 1.Physical Department, College of ScienceKing Saud UniversityRiyadhSaudi Arabia
  2. 2.Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of EngineeringKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
  3. 3.Electrical Engineering DepartmentCzestochowa University of TechnologyCzestochowaPoland

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