Abstract

In the realm of semiconductor nanomaterials, a crystal lattice heavily doped with cation/anion vacancies or ionized atomic impurities is considered to be a general prerequisite to accommodating excess free carriers that can support localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). Here, we demonstrate a surfactant-assisted nonaqueous route to anisotropic copper sulfide nanocrystals, selectively trapped in the covellite phase, which can exhibit intense, size-tunable LSPR at near-infrared wavelengths despite their stoichiometric, undoped structure. Experimental extinction spectra are satisfactorily reproduced by theoretical calculations performed by the discrete dipole approximation method within the framework of the Drude–Sommerfeld model. The LSPR response of the nanocrystals and its geometry dependence are interpreted as arising from the inherent metallic-like character of covellite, allowed by a significant density of lattice-constitutional valence-band free holes. As a consequence of the unique electronic properties of the nanocrystals and of their monodispersity, coherent excitation of symmetric radial breathing modes is observed for the first time in transient absorption experiments at LSPR wavelengths.

Autore Pugliese

• Cozzoli Pantaleo Davide

Tutti gli autori

• Y. Xie , L. Carbone , C. Nobile , V. Grillo , S. D'Agostino , F. Della Sala , C. Giannini , D. Altamura , C. Oelsner , C. Kryschi , P. D. Cozzoli

Titolo volume/Rivista

ACS NANO

Anno di pubblicazione

2013

ISSN

1936-0851

ISBN

Non Disponibile

Numero di citazioni Wos

138

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

139

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

Non Disponibile