Abstract
Nanoshells have been previously shown to have tunable absorption frequencies that are dependent on the ratio of their inner and outer radii. Inspired by this, we ask: can a nanoshell increase the absorption of a small core system embedded within it? A theoretical model is constructed to answer this question. A core, composed of a "jellium" ball of the density of gold is embedded within a jellium nanoshell of nanometric diameter. The shell plasmon frequency is tuned to the core absorption line. A calculation based the time-dependent density functional theory was performed showing a 10 fold increase in core excitation yield.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 85-88 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Nano Letters |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 2004 |