T - Optical properties of nanoparticles

13 Dezembro 2022, 14:00 Maria Margarida Cruz

Optical properties of materials. Plasma frequency. Dielectric constant as a function of frequency. Dielectric constant of metallic nanoparticles. Clausius-Mossotti relationship. Surface plasmon. Metallic nanoparticles with diameters smaller than 20 nm. Quantum effects: redshift and resonance broadening.
Optical properties of semiconductors. Direct and indirect gap. Optical properties of semiconductor nanoparticles. Exciton binding energy versus confinement. Semiconductor laser.
Applications of nanoparticles.