Dresden 2011 – scientific programme

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ISS: Intersectional Sessions

ISS 10: Nano Plasmonic (A, HL)

ISS 10.2: Invited Talk

Friday, March 18, 2011, 11:00–11:30, BAR 205

Structure and Dynamics of Free Nanoparticles: From Charging to Time-Resolved Photoemission — •Eckart Rühl — Physikalische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin

Nanoscopic systems prepared from nanoparticles as unique building blocks have the advantage that their properties depend critically on the single nanoscopic units and their assembly on substrates. Single nanoparticles show often size and composition dependent optical, electronic, structural, and dynamical properties. This includes quantum size effects, which are efficiently modified by the internal structure of the nanoparticles and their surroundings. Recent progress in chemical syntheses of structured nanoparticles as well as properties of single nanoparticles is presented. This includes controlled preparation of dimers or small aggregates of nanoparticles. Single, free nanoparticles without any contact to other particles or substrates are either prepared in traps or focused nanoparticle beams. These approaches allow us to study the intrinsic size- and composition dependent properties of isolated nanoscopic matter and their photon-induced dynamics. Results from a variety of different experimental approaches making use of synchrotron radiation and ultra-short laser pulses are presented. These provide specific information on the electronic structure, plasmonic excitations, the location of the emitted electrons in nanoparticles, the dynamics of electron emission and cation formation, as well as the dynamics of collective electronic excitations in the femtosecond time domain.