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Quantum mechanical effects in plasmonic structures with subnanometre gaps

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  • Wenqi Zhu

    (Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Maryland Nano-Center, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Ruben Esteban

    (Material Physics Center CSIC-UPV/EHU and Donostia International Physics Center DIPC)

  • Andrei G. Borisov

    (Material Physics Center CSIC-UPV/EHU and Donostia International Physics Center DIPC
    Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d′Orsay - UMR 8214)

  • Jeremy J. Baumberg

    (Nanophotonics Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge)

  • Peter Nordlander

    (MS61, Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University)

  • Henri J. Lezec

    (Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology)

  • Javier Aizpurua

    (Material Physics Center CSIC-UPV/EHU and Donostia International Physics Center DIPC)

  • Kenneth B. Crozier

    (School of Physics, University of Melbourne
    University of Melbourne)

Abstract

Metallic structures with nanogap features have proven highly effective as building blocks for plasmonic systems, as they can provide a wide tuning range of operating frequencies and large near-field enhancements. Recent work has shown that quantum mechanical effects such as electron tunnelling and nonlocal screening become important as the gap distances approach the subnanometre length-scale. Such quantum effects challenge the classical picture of nanogap plasmons and have stimulated a number of theoretical and experimental studies. This review outlines the findings of many groups into quantum mechanical effects in nanogap plasmons, and discusses outstanding challenges and future directions.

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  • Wenqi Zhu & Ruben Esteban & Andrei G. Borisov & Jeremy J. Baumberg & Peter Nordlander & Henri J. Lezec & Javier Aizpurua & Kenneth B. Crozier, 2016. "Quantum mechanical effects in plasmonic structures with subnanometre gaps," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-14, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms11495
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11495
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    1. Sergejs Boroviks & Zhan-Hong Lin & Vladimir A. Zenin & Mario Ziegler & Andrea Dellith & P. A. D. Gonçalves & Christian Wolff & Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi & Jer-Shing Huang & N. Asger Mortensen, 2022. "Extremely confined gap plasmon modes: when nonlocality matters," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.

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