Plasmonic Properties of Aluminum Nanostructures

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dc.contributor.advisorNordlander, Peter J.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHalas, Naomien_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLink, Stephanen_US
dc.creatorLiu, Lifeien_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-25T15:36:41Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-01-25T15:36:41Zen_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-02-13en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en_US
dc.date.updated2016-01-25T15:36:41Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe plasmonic properties of metallic nanoscale systems have been widely investigated. However the plasmon resonances of the most common plasmonic materials, like gold and silver, are challenging to be tuned into the ultra-violet (UV) region due to their inherent limitations. Recently, aluminum has attracted increasing attention because its plasmon resonances can be extended from the whole visible spectrum into UV region. Also aluminum is a low-cost material of the compatibility to manufacturing process including complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), which allows aluminum to serve as an alternative plasmonic material for commercial applications. In this thesis, measuring the scattering spectra of aluminum nanostructures has been performed, which confirms the tunability of aluminum plasmon resonances. We also directly image the local density of optical states (LDOS) of aluminum nanostructures. Furthermore, the dependence of aluminum plasmon resonances on oxide fractions within the system has been investigated. Finally we demonstrate the feasibility of a promising application of aluminum nanorods for plasmonic-based full-color display.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationLiu, Lifei. "Plasmonic Properties of Aluminum Nanostructures." (2015) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88098">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88098</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88098en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPlasmonen_US
dc.subjectUVen_US
dc.subjectaluminumen_US
dc.subjectnanoparticleen_US
dc.subjectpixelen_US
dc.titlePlasmonic Properties of Aluminum Nanostructuresen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysics and Astronomyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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