Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study
Silica nanoparticles, optically transparent in the visible spectral region, represent a class of dielectric antenna to tune the propagation and local field distribution of the visible light through surface scattering while the energy loss is minimized. The light scattering on the surface of silica n...
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| author | Xinyan Dai Kowsalya Devi Rasamani Gretchen Hall Rafaela Makrypodi Yugang Sun |
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| description | Silica nanoparticles, optically transparent in the visible spectral region, represent a class of dielectric antenna to tune the propagation and local field distribution of the visible light through surface scattering while the energy loss is minimized. The light scattering on the surface of silica nanoparticles include resonant scattering and random scattering that strongly depend on their geometry: spherical silica nanoparticles with the highest geometrical symmetry favors the light scattering resonances on the nanoparticle surfaces to promote resonant scattering while non-spherical silica nanoparticles mainly support random scattering. Both resonant scattering and random scattering of light on the silica nanoparticles are capable of enhancing the light absorption in quantum-sized metal nanocrystals attached to the surfaces of the silica nanoparticles. The contributions of resonant scattering and random scattering to the enhancement of light absorption have been compared and discussed. The understanding highlights the importance of the geometry of the silica nanoparticle antenna on the design and synthesis of composite materials for efficient light harvesting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9fc85b8f47d0479daec299b6de144f342022-12-21T18:54:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462018-10-01610.3389/fchem.2018.00494420897Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative StudyXinyan DaiKowsalya Devi RasamaniGretchen HallRafaela MakrypodiYugang SunSilica nanoparticles, optically transparent in the visible spectral region, represent a class of dielectric antenna to tune the propagation and local field distribution of the visible light through surface scattering while the energy loss is minimized. The light scattering on the surface of silica nanoparticles include resonant scattering and random scattering that strongly depend on their geometry: spherical silica nanoparticles with the highest geometrical symmetry favors the light scattering resonances on the nanoparticle surfaces to promote resonant scattering while non-spherical silica nanoparticles mainly support random scattering. Both resonant scattering and random scattering of light on the silica nanoparticles are capable of enhancing the light absorption in quantum-sized metal nanocrystals attached to the surfaces of the silica nanoparticles. The contributions of resonant scattering and random scattering to the enhancement of light absorption have been compared and discussed. The understanding highlights the importance of the geometry of the silica nanoparticle antenna on the design and synthesis of composite materials for efficient light harvesting.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2018.00494/fulllight scatteringresonant scatteringrandom scatteringenhanced optical absorptiondielectric antenna |
| spellingShingle | Xinyan Dai Kowsalya Devi Rasamani Gretchen Hall Rafaela Makrypodi Yugang Sun Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study Frontiers in Chemistry light scattering resonant scattering random scattering enhanced optical absorption dielectric antenna |
| title | Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study |
| title_full | Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study |
| title_fullStr | Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study |
| title_short | Geometric Symmetry of Dielectric Antenna Influencing Light Absorption in Quantum-Sized Metal Nanocrystals: A Comparative Study |
| title_sort | geometric symmetry of dielectric antenna influencing light absorption in quantum sized metal nanocrystals a comparative study |
| topic | light scattering resonant scattering random scattering enhanced optical absorption dielectric antenna |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2018.00494/full |
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