In order to exploit gallium's (Ga) rich polymorphism in the design of phase-change plasmonic systems, accurate understanding of the dielectric function of the different Ga-phases is crucial. The dielectric dispersion profiles of those phases appearing at atmospheric pressure have been reported in the literature, but there is no information on the dielectric function of the high-pressure Ga-phases. Through first principles calculations we present a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of the crystal structure, band structure, and dielectric function of two high-pressure Ga phases (Ga(II) and Ga(III)). The plasmonic behavior of these high-pressure Ga-phases is compared to those stable (liquid- and alpha-Ga) and metastable (beta-, gamma- and delta-Ga) at atmospherics pressure. This analysis can have important implications in the design of pressure-driven phase-change Ga plasmonic devices and high-pressure SERS substrates. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement

Dielectric function and plasmonic behavior of Ga(II) and Ga(III)

Losurdo Maria;
2019

Abstract

In order to exploit gallium's (Ga) rich polymorphism in the design of phase-change plasmonic systems, accurate understanding of the dielectric function of the different Ga-phases is crucial. The dielectric dispersion profiles of those phases appearing at atmospheric pressure have been reported in the literature, but there is no information on the dielectric function of the high-pressure Ga-phases. Through first principles calculations we present a comprehensive analysis of the interdependence of the crystal structure, band structure, and dielectric function of two high-pressure Ga phases (Ga(II) and Ga(III)). The plasmonic behavior of these high-pressure Ga-phases is compared to those stable (liquid- and alpha-Ga) and metastable (beta-, gamma- and delta-Ga) at atmospherics pressure. This analysis can have important implications in the design of pressure-driven phase-change Ga plasmonic devices and high-pressure SERS substrates. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
2019
Istituto di Nanotecnologia - NANOTEC
plasmonic
nanoparticles
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