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Nanoplasmonics has been used to enhance molecular spectroscopic signals, with exquisite spatial resolution down to the sub-molecular scale. By means of a rigorous, state-of-the-art multiscale model based on a quantum chemical description,…
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We show that the photoluminescence emitted from a dense, two-component ensemble of quantum dots is significantly higher than that from quantum dots of either of the two pure systems (CdS and ZnO). The semiconductor nanocomposite, in which…
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While various nanophotonic structures applicable to relatively thin crystalline silicon-based solar cells were proposed to ensure effective light in-coupling and light trapping in the absorber, it is of great importance to evaluate their…