Nordlander, Peter2019-11-192020-12-012019-122019-11-15December 2Yang, Jian. "Applications of Nanophotonic Photothermal Effects and Their Theoretical Modeling." (2019) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/107703">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/107703</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/107703Many of the fascinating applications of nanophotonics utilize the photothermal effects in which nanophotonic resonances enhance optical absorption and generate heat. The resulting high temperature in nanostructures has been applied in water purification, medical treatment and chemical reactions. However, theoretical modeling of nanophotonic thermal effects is often challenging because of the involved multi-physical processes. Here, we demonstrate three novel applications of nanophotonic photothermal effects with a particular emphasis on theoretical modeling: plasmon-accelerated photothermal curing of epoxy, optical-force-dominated directional reshaping of photothermally softened nanoparticles, and photothermoelectric effect in a semiconductor device. Our models successfully explained the experimental findings and gave us deeper understanding of the nanoscale photothermal systems.application/pdfengCopyright 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.NanophotonicsPhotothermal EffectsTheoretical ModelingThesis2019-11-19