Published In
Physical Review B
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-1989
Subjects
Plasmons (Physics), Thin films -- Corrosion, Optical materials -- Surfaces, Nanotechnology
Abstract
The problem of the decay rate for molecules at corrugated thin metal films is considered theoretically via a classical phenomenological approach by generalization of a previous theory for a single rough surface. In particular, numerical results are worked out in detail for grating films with various possible arrangements of the two grating surfaces, and for both cases with a supported and a free-standing film. Effects due to cross coupling into the long- and short-range surface plasmons are observed, and correlations to recent experiments performed by Gruhlke, Holland, and Hall are made. It is suggested that fluorescence experiments with pulsed-laser excitations should be carried out in order for the results in the present calculation to be observed.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.39.9888
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/7670
Citation Details
Leung, P. T., Young Sik, K., & George, T. F. (1989). Decay of molecules at corrugated thin metal films. Physical Review B (Condensed Matter), 39(14), 9888-9893.
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