arXiv · 1603.01812
Remote plasmon--induced heat transfer probed by the electronic transport of a gold nanowire
Abstract
We show in this paper that the heat generated by the optical excitation of resonant plasmonic antennas and diffusing along a simple glass/air interface disturbs the electron transport of a nearby conductive element. By probing the temperature-dependent resistance of a gold nanowire $R_{\rm nw}(T)$, we quantitatively analyze the impact of a resonant absorption of the laser by the antennas. We find that the temperature rise at the nanowire induced by the laser absorption of a distant nanoparticle may exceed that of a direct illumination of the nanowire itself. We also find that a global temperature calibration underestimates the heat generated locally by the laser. The temperature deduced from resistance variations are verified by numerical simulations with a very satisfactory agreement.
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M. -M. Mennemanteuil, M. Buret, N. Cazier, G. Colas-Des-Francs, M. Besbes, P. Ben-Abdallah, A. Bouhelier. 2016-03-06. Remote plasmon--induced heat transfer probed by the electronic transport of a gold nanowire. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.94.035413
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