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ArticleScientific reports2016

Tracking Optical and Electronic Behaviour of Quantum Contacts in Sub-Nanometre Plasmonic Cavities.

A Sanders, R W Bowman, J J Baumberg

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

A SandersNanophotonics Centre, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK.
R W BowmanNanophotonics Centre, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK.
J J BaumbergNanophotonics Centre, Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmonic interactions between two metallic tips are dynamically studied in a supercontinuum dark-field microscope and the transition between coupled and charge-transfer plasmons is directly observed in the sub-nm regime. Simultaneous measurement of the dc current, applied force, and optical scattering as the tips come together is used to determine the effects of conductive pathways within the plasmonic nano-gap. Critical conductances are experimentally identified for the first time, determining the points at which quantum tunnelling and conductive charge transport begin to influence plasmon coupling. These results advance our understanding of the relationship between conduction and plasmonics, and the fundamental quantum mechanical behaviours of plasmonic coupling.

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PMID27608825
PMCPMC5016779

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