Abstract
We show that a failure to account for the thermo-optic nonlinear response of the metals leads to significant overestimates of the temperature developing in illuminated metal-dielectric composites used for photocatalysis. This error is then frequently interpreted incorrectly as nonthermal (i.e., “hot”) electrons action. As an alternative, we provide a purely thermal self-consistent model that explains the observed experimental data.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1165 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
| Event | 10th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 23 Jul 2019 → 26 Jul 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Materials Chemistry