Plasmon-enhanced luminescence from silicon nanocrystals

Julie Goffard (1, 2) , Davy Gérard (1) , Patrice Miska (2) , Anne-Laure Baudrion (1) , Michel Vergnat (2) , Jerome Plain (1)

1 LNIO - Laboratoire de Nanotechnologie et d'Instrumentation Optique
2 IJL - Institut Jean Lamour

We report on the plasmon-enhanced emission of silicon nanocrystals located at a controlled distance from gold nanoparticles. A maximum enhancement factor of 6 is observed at the optimum distance.

Keywords: Emission; Silicon solar cells; Spontaneous emission; Surface plasmon resonance; Visible light; Luminescence

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Optics / Photonic

Julie Goffard, Davy Gérard, Patrice Miska, Anne-Laure Baudrion, Michel Vergnat, et al.. Plasmon-enhanced luminescence from silicon nanocrystals. CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, Jun 2013, San Jose, United States. pp.QF2A.4, ⟨10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.QF2A.4⟩. ⟨hal-02442105⟩