Understanding the interaction between plasmonic nanoparticles and transparent conductive oxides is instrumental to the development of next-generation photovoltaic, optoelectronic, and energy-efficient solid-state lighting devices. We investigated the optical response of hybrid media composed of gold nanoparticles deposited on aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films with varying doping concentration by spectroscopic ellipsometry. The dielectric functions of bare AZO were addressed first, revealing doping-induced effects such as the band gap shift and the appearance of free carriers. In the hybrid media, a blue-shift of the localized surface plasmon resonance of Au NPs as a function of increasing Al doping of the substrate was observed, ascribed to the occurrence of a charge transfer between the two materials and the doping-dependent variation of the polarizability of the substrate.

Doping-Dependent Optical Response of a Hybrid Transparent Conductive Oxide/Plasmonic Medium

Benedetti S;Di Bona A;Bisio F
2022

Abstract

Understanding the interaction between plasmonic nanoparticles and transparent conductive oxides is instrumental to the development of next-generation photovoltaic, optoelectronic, and energy-efficient solid-state lighting devices. We investigated the optical response of hybrid media composed of gold nanoparticles deposited on aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films with varying doping concentration by spectroscopic ellipsometry. The dielectric functions of bare AZO were addressed first, revealing doping-induced effects such as the band gap shift and the appearance of free carriers. In the hybrid media, a blue-shift of the localized surface plasmon resonance of Au NPs as a function of increasing Al doping of the substrate was observed, ascribed to the occurrence of a charge transfer between the two materials and the doping-dependent variation of the polarizability of the substrate.
2022
Istituto Superconduttori, materiali innovativi e dispositivi - SPIN
Istituto Nanoscienze - NANO
Istituto Nanoscienze - NANO - Sede Secondaria Modena
Doping
Insulators
Metal nanoparticles
Oxides
Surface plasmon resonance
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