TY - JOUR
T1 - Detecting non-Markovian plasmonic band gaps in quantum dots using electron transport
AU - Chen, Yueh Nan
AU - Chen, Guang Yin
AU - Liao, Ying Yen
AU - Lambert, Neill
AU - Nori, Franco
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/6/16
Y1 - 2009/6/16
N2 - Placing a quantum dot close to a metal nanowire leads to drastic changes in its radiative decay behavior because of evanescent couplings to surface plasmons. We show how two non-Markovian effects, band edge and retardation, could be observed in such a system. Combined with a quantum-dot p-i-n junction, these effects could be readout via current-noise measurements. We also discuss how these effects can occur in similar systems with restricted geometries, such as phononic cavities and photonic crystal waveguides. This work links two previously separate topics: surface plasmons and current-noise measurements.
AB - Placing a quantum dot close to a metal nanowire leads to drastic changes in its radiative decay behavior because of evanescent couplings to surface plasmons. We show how two non-Markovian effects, band edge and retardation, could be observed in such a system. Combined with a quantum-dot p-i-n junction, these effects could be readout via current-noise measurements. We also discuss how these effects can occur in similar systems with restricted geometries, such as phononic cavities and photonic crystal waveguides. This work links two previously separate topics: surface plasmons and current-noise measurements.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.245312
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.245312
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67650113173
VL - 79
JO - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
JF - Physical Review B-Condensed Matter
SN - 1098-0121
IS - 24
M1 - 245312
ER -