New kid on the plasmonic block: Researchers find plasmonic resonances in semiconductor nanocrystals
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have achieved plasmonic properties in the semiconductor nanocrystals known as quantum dots. Until now, plasmonic properties, which hold promise for superfast computers and ultrapowerful optical microscopes among many other possibilities, have been limited to nanostructures featuring interfaces between noble metals and dielectrics. This new discovery should make the already hot field of plasmonic technology even hotter.