Giant surface plasmon induced drag effect (SPIDEr) in metal nanowires

Maxim Durach, Anastasia Rusina, Mark I. Stockman

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Abstract

Here, for the first time we predict a giant surface plasmon-induced drag effect (SPIDEr), which exists under conditions of the extreme nanoplasmonic confinement. Under realistic conditions, in nanowires, this giant SPIDEr generates rectified THz potential differences up to 10 V and extremely strong electric fields up to ~ 105 ~ 106 V/cm. The SPIDEr is an ultrafast effect whose bandwidth for nanometric wires is ~ 20 THz. The giant SPIDEr opens up a new field of ultraintense THz nanooptics with wide potential applications in nanotechnology and nanoscience, including microelectronics, nanoplasmonics, and biomedicine.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPlasmonics
Subtitle of host publicationMetallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties VII
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
EventPlasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties VII - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Aug 2 2009Aug 6 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7394
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferencePlasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties VII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period08/2/0908/6/09

Keywords

  • Metal nanowires
  • Plasmonic drag effect
  • SPIDEr
  • Ultraintense THz generation

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