d-Band Hole Dynamics in Gold Nanoparticles Measured with Time-Resolved Emission Upconversion Microscopy

Stephen A. Lee, Christopher T. Kuhs, Emily K. Searles, Henry O. Everitt, Christy F. Landes, Stephan Link

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Abstract

The performance of photocatalysts and photovoltaic devices can be enhanced by energetic charge carriers produced from plasmon decay, and the lifetime of these energetic carriers greatly affects overall efficiencies. Although hot electron lifetimes in plasmonic gold nanoparticles have been investigated, hot hole lifetimes have not been as thoroughly studied in plasmonic systems. Here, we demonstrate time-resolved emission upconversion microscopy and use it to resolve the lifetime and energy-dependent cooling of d-band holes formed in gold nanoparticles by plasmon excitation and by following plasmon decay into interband and then intraband electron-hole pairs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3501-3506
Number of pages6
JournalNano letters
Volume23
Issue number8
Early online dateApr 6 2023
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 26 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • hot holes
  • interband transitions
  • Photoluminescence
  • plasmon
  • ultrafast

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering

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