Photo-thermal spectroscopy with plasmonic and rare-earth doped (nano)materials basic principles and applications /

This book highlights the theoretical foundations of and experimental techniques in photothermal heating and applications involving nanoscale heat generation using gold nanostructures embedded in various media. The experimental techniques presented involve a combination of nanothermometers doped with...

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Main Author: Miandashti, Ali Rafiei,
Other Authors: Baral, Susil,, Santiago, Eva Yazmin,, Khorashad, Larousse Khosravi,, Govorov, Alexander O.,, Richardson, Hugh H.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2019]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (96 pages).
Series: SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. Nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Theory of Photo-Thermal Effects for Plasmonic Nanocrystals and Assemblies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Optical Properties of Single Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Clusters; 2.2.1 Mie Theory; 2.2.1.1 Quasistatic Approximation; 2.2.2 Effective Medium Theory; 2.2.3 Effect of Geometry of the System; 2.2.4 Effect of Nanoparticle Material and Its Surrounding Medium; 2.3 Optically Generated Heat Effects; 2.3.1 Single Spherical Nanoparticles; 2.3.1.1 Phase Transformations; 2.3.2 Ensemble of Nanoparticles; 2.3.3 Thermal Complexes with Hot Spots.
  • 4.4 Temperature Measurements of Optically Excited Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles4.5 Temperature Measurements Probing Convection of the Liquid During Laser Excitation of a Colloidal Nanoparticle Solution; References; 5 Effect of Ions and Ionic Strength on Surface Plasmon Extinction Properties of Single Plasmonic Nanostructures; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Measurement of Nanoscale Temperature Change on Optically Excited Gold Nanowires Using AlGaN:Er3+ Nanothermometry; 5.3 Dynamic Temperature Measurements on Single Gold Nanowire Using Flow Cell; 5.4 Model of Heat Transfer.
  • 5.5 Absorption Measurements on Gold Nanoparticle(s)/ Gold Nanorod(s)5.6 Absorption and Temperature Measurements on a Same Gold Nanoparticle(s); 5.7 Single Nanowire Dark-Field Scattering Measurements; 5.8 Single Nanoparticle(s) Emission Measurements; 5.9 Calculation of Absorption Cross Section of a Nanowire; 5.10 Langmuir Model of Charge Occupancy and Effect on Absorption Attenuation; References; 6 Photothermal Heating Study Using Er2O3 Photoluminescence Nanothermometry; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Temperature Calibration of Erbium Oxide Photoluminescence.
  • 6.3 Temperature Profile of Single Gold Nanodot6.4 Temperature Measurement Inside a Microbubble; 6.5 Drawbacks/Limitations of the Technique; References; 7 Nanoscale Temperature Study of Plasmonic Nanoparticles Using NaYF4:Yb3+:Er3+ Upconverting Nanoparticles; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Temperature Calibration of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ Nanocrystals Photoluminescence; 7.3 Characterization of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ Nanocrystals; 7.4 Lifetime Study of NaYF4:Yb3+, Er3+ Nanocrystals; References; 8 Near Field Nanoscale Temperature Measurement Using AlGaN:Er3+ Film via Photoluminescence Nanothermometry; 8.1 Introduction.