We report on photo-current generation in freestanding monolayered gold nanoparticle membranes excited by using a focused laser beam. The absence of a substrate leads to a 50% increase of the photo-current at the surface plasmon resonance. This current is attributed to a combination of trap state dynamics and bolometric effects in a nanocomposite medium yielding a temperature rise of 40 K.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000384531600003
Authors
Gauvin, M.
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Alnasser, T.
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Terver, E.
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Abid, I.
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Mlayah, A.
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Xie, S.
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Viallet, B.
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Ressier, L.
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Grisolia, J.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Published in
Volume
8
Issue
36
Start page
16162
End page
16167
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
November 21, 2016
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