Wednesday, May 10, 2017

'Hot' electrons don't mind the gap

05/10/2017 12:47 PM EDT

on the left, a laser-heated, bowtie-shaped plasmonic gold nanowire; on the right, a gold nanowire with a nanogap

Rice University scientists discover that "hot" electrons can create a photovoltage about a thousand times larger than ordinary temperature differences in nanoscale gaps in gold wires. This finding opens a path for plasmonic tunneling-based photodetectors for sensors, solar cells and electronics.


Full story at http://news.rice.edu/2017/05/08/hot-electrons-dont-mind-the-gap/

Source
Rice University


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