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Porosity-moderated ultrafast electron transport in Au nanowire networks

Porosity-moderated ultrafast electron transport in Au nanowire networks
Porosity-moderated ultrafast electron transport in Au nanowire networks
We demonstrate for first time the ultrafast properties of a newly formed porous Au nanostructure. The properties of the porous nanostructure are compared with those of a solid gold film using time-resolved optical spectroscopy.
The experiments suggest that under the same excitation conditions the relaxation dynamics are slower in the former. Our observations are evaluated by simulations based on a phenomenological rate equation model. The impeded dynamics has been attributed to the porous nature of the structure in the networks, which results in reduced efficiency during the dissipation of the laser-deposited energy. Importantly,the porosity of the complex three-dimensional nanostructure is introduced as a geometrical control parameter of its ultrafast electron transport.
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Magoulakis, Evaggelos, Kostopoulou, Athanasia, Arvanitakis, G.N., Andriotis, Antonis, Lappas, Alexandros, Kanaras, Antonios G. and Loukakos, Panagiotis (2013) Porosity-moderated ultrafast electron transport in Au nanowire networks. Applied Physics A, 111 (3), 711-717. (doi:10.1007/s00339-013-7647-x).

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We demonstrate for first time the ultrafast properties of a newly formed porous Au nanostructure. The properties of the porous nanostructure are compared with those of a solid gold film using time-resolved optical spectroscopy.
The experiments suggest that under the same excitation conditions the relaxation dynamics are slower in the former. Our observations are evaluated by simulations based on a phenomenological rate equation model. The impeded dynamics has been attributed to the porous nature of the structure in the networks, which results in reduced efficiency during the dissipation of the laser-deposited energy. Importantly,the porosity of the complex three-dimensional nanostructure is introduced as a geometrical control parameter of its ultrafast electron transport.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 27 March 2013
Published date: June 2013
Organisations: Quantum, Light & Matter Group

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Local EPrints ID: 358651
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358651
ISSN: 0947-8396
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ORCID for Antonios G. Kanaras: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9847-6706

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Date deposited: 10 Oct 2013 16:26
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:29

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Author: Evaggelos Magoulakis
Author: Athanasia Kostopoulou
Author: G.N. Arvanitakis
Author: Antonis Andriotis
Author: Alexandros Lappas
Author: Panagiotis Loukakos

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