Optical switching of porous anodic aluminum oxide films embedded with silver nanoparticles

Ben Chao Lau, Chih Yi Liu, Hsing Ying Lin, Chen Han Huang, Cheng Wen Huang, Hsiang Chen Chui, Yonhua Tzeng

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Abstract

Dielectric films embedded with two-dimensional (2-D) arrays of metal nanoparticles have been fabricated by electro deposition of silver into nanopores of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) films. Their pore diameter and inter-pore spacing are 80 nm and 20 nm, respectively. With its photoconductivity, the specimen has a higher conductance when being illuminated by a 514 nm wavelength laser. This photoconductivity can be explained by improved electron transport due to plasmonic coupling among neighboring silver nanoparticles induced by light illumination. The 2-D photoconductivity is expected to enable applications which are not suitable for one-dimensional photoconductivity induced by plasmonic coupling of nanoparticles embedded in nanowires. The 2-D photoconductivity of metal-nanoparticle-embedded dielectric films are expected to facilitate optoelectronic integrated circuits in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2010 10th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2010
Pages281-284
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 10th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2010 - Ilsan, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 17 Aug 201020 Aug 2010

Publication series

Name2010 10th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2010

Conference

Conference2010 10th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2010
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityIlsan, Gyeonggi-Do
Period17/08/1020/08/10

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