Document Type
Article
Date
8-21-2011
Keywords
Plasmonics, Self-assembly, Optofluidic, Photovoltaic, Surfactant micelle, Nanotechnology, Solar Energy
Language
English
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering | Engineering | Physics
Description/Abstract
Low viscosity fluids with tunable optical properties can be processed to manufacture thin film and interfaces for molecular detection, light trapping in photovoltaics and reconfigurable optofluidic devices. In this work, self-assembly in wormlike micelle solutions is used to uniformly distribute various metallic nanoparticles to produce stable suspensions with localized, multiple wavelength or broad-band optical properties. Their spectral response can be robustly modified by varying the species, concentration, size and/or shape of the nanoparticles. Structure, rheology and optical properties of these plasmonic nanogels as well as their potential applications to efficient photovoltaics design are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Tao Cong, Satvik N. Wani, Georo Zhou, Elia Baszczuk and Radhakrishna Sureshkumar, "Plasmonic nanogels with robustly tunable optical properties", Proc. SPIE 8097, 80970L (2011); doi:10.1117/12.894070
Additional Information
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The article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.894070