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ArticleScience advances2025

Optical and electrical probing of plasmonic metal-molecule interactions.

Andrei Stefancu, Wenxuan Tang, Ming Fu, Jordan Edwards, Naomi J Halas, Ross C Schofield, Toby Severs Millard, Peter Nordlander, Johannes Lischner, Pilar Carro and 2 more

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Andrei StefancuNanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1455-2055
Wenxuan TangBlackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-6163-3411
Ming FuBlackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2087-5595
Jordan EdwardsDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0009-0007-6151-483X
Naomi J HalasDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, and Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8461-8494
Ross C SchofieldBlackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4323-3990
Toby Severs MillardBlackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6270-065X
Peter NordlanderDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, and Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1633-2937
Johannes LischnerDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Pilar CarroDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Laguna, Institute of Materials and Nanotechnology, 38200 La Laguna, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8073-9857
Rupert OultonBlackett Laboratory, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5070-3623
Emiliano CortesNanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8248-4165

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Abstract

Plasmonic nanostructures enable efficient light-to-chemical energy conversion by concentrating optical energy into nanoscale volumes. A key mechanism in this process is chemical interface damping (CID), where surface plasmons are damped by adsorbed molecules, enabling the transfer of charge to adsorbed molecules. Here, we investigate the relationship between CID and adsorbate-induced changes in dc electrical resistivity for four molecular adsorbates on gold surfaces. Our results reveal two distinct CID regimes. On one hand, CID takes place via direct resonant electronic transitions to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital. This mechanism is dependent on plasmon energy. In the second regime, plasmon damping takes place through inelastic electron scattering at the metal-molecule interface. This regime shows a weaker dependency on plasmon energy. This mechanism also leads to adsorbate-induced changes in dc resistivity. These findings provide previously unidentified insights into the microscopic origins of plasmon damping and offer a unified framework for understanding metal-adsorbate energy transfer.

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