OBSERVATION OF ACOUSTIC QUANTUM BEATS IN NANOMETER-SIZED AU PARTICLES

Authors
HODAK JH MARTINI I HARTLAND GV
Citation
Jh. Hodak et al., OBSERVATION OF ACOUSTIC QUANTUM BEATS IN NANOMETER-SIZED AU PARTICLES, The Journal of chemical physics, 108(22), 1998, pp. 9210-9213
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
The Journal of chemical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219606
Volume
108
Issue
22
Year of publication
1998
Pages
9210 - 9213
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9606(1998)108:22<9210:OOAQBI>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Quantum beats due to coherently prepared acoustic vibrational modes ha ve been observed for 14 to 17 nm diameter Au particles. The beat frequ ency is inversely proportional to the particle size. The dephasing tim e is ca. 15 ps, which is limited by the broad size distribution (+/-2 nm) of the samples. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-960 6(98)70222-3].